Definition of humble pie

humble pie

a metaphorical type of pie that a person "eats" when they are proven wrong in a spectacular way, are are aware that they have been proven wrong, and accept that they were wrong.
I fed my boss a big slice of humble pie today. It felt so good!

Last edited on Aug 29 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 29 2015.

For example, imagine a person in an argument jumping up and down and yelling that their stance is correct. That person is then shown evidence that they are were wrong. If they accept that they were incorrect, then humble pie is involved.

"Humble pie" is usually used in the expression phrase eat humble pie.
Last edited on Aug 29 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 29 2015.

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Other terms relating to 'humble':
eat humble pie	Definitions include: to acknowledge that one was incorrect about a disagreement, when one had been unpleasant about it before.
humble	Definitions include: a minor legal infraction such as jaywalking, carrying an open container of alcohol, driving on a suspended license, etc.
IMHO	Definitions include: acronym for "in my humble opinion".
IMNSHO	Definitions include: acronym for "in my, not so humble opinion".
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as pleased as pie	Definitions include: See pleased as pie.
cooter berry pie	Definitions include: vagina.
cow pie	Definitions include: cow feces.
cutie pie	Definitions include: a very cute person, of any age.
easy as pie	Definitions include: very easy.
eat fur pie	Definitions include: to perform cunnilingus.
eat hair pie	Definitions include: to perform cunnilingus.
eat humble pie	Definitions include: to acknowledge that one was incorrect about a disagreement, when one had been unpleasant about it before.
fur pie	Definitions include: the vulva, especially if unshaven.
hair pie	Definitions include: vulva.
*like ss pie**	Definitions include: disgustingly.
pie	Definitions include: a pizza.
pie-eyed	Definitions include: extremely drunk.
pie-face	Definitions include: a very round face.
pie faced	Definitions include: extremely drunk, stoned, or otherwise inebriated.
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