humble\ pie

humble\ pie
1. (humble pie) (4081↑, 1363↓)
To be forced to apologize or to admit a fault.

I caught Pierson in another lie, so he has to eat some humble pie.

2. (humble pie) (94↑, 36↓)
noun. -to teach someone humility. -to "eat humble pie" is to be knocked off your "high horse".

guy 1: corey is such a dick, he thinks he is SO great at basketball. guy 2: not anymore, i just beat him 21-5; gave him some of that humble pie.

3. (humble pie) (28↑, 15↓)
to eat humble pie is to apologize and/or face humiliation. originated from the dish "umbles pie" which peasants ate in medieval times (umbles are the innards of deer/cow/boar/whatever else was lying around)

Donald: I'm sorry... I didn't realize... Maria: Eat humble pie dickface.

4. (humble pie) (42↑, 48↓)
when you have to admit you are wrong

Humble Pie tastes like shit\!

5. (humble pie) (18↑, 28↓)
pie that has been humiliated. pie that has been knocked off its pie horse.

that pie thought it was 'all that', but now 'at pie aint so pie and mighty, cwaz its now a humble pie, mm hm

6. (humble pie) (39↑, 62↓)
the greatest live band of all time and also the starting point of legendary guitarist Peter Framton.

man1: hey man i just went to a humble pie concert man2: Yeah? how was it. man1: they blew my mind man\!

7. (humble pie) (6↑, 68↓)
When you no longer can take credit for a phrase that you started becuase everyone else is now using it.

Man, everyone else is saying that too? I guess I have to eat some humble pie.

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Related: humility, eating crow, humble, phrase, pie
Last updated: 2012.02.29

Urban English dictionary. 2013.

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