SHOOFLY PIE


Meaning of SHOOFLY PIE in English

/ ˌʃuːflaɪ ˈpaɪ; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] ( NAmE ) an open pie filled with brown sugar and treacle / molasses

ORIGIN: From the need to say shoo! to the flies that the sugar attracts.

For more information see the Cultural Guide

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.