shoo-fly pie
[ shoo-flahy ]
/ ˈʃuˌflaɪ /
noun
an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
Origin of shoo-fly pie
First recorded in 1925–30; so called in allusion to the attractiveness of the molasses to unwanted flies
Words nearby shoo-fly pie
shone,
shoneen,
shongololo,
shonky,
shoo,
shoo-fly pie,
shoo-fly plant,
shoo-in,
shoofly,
shoofly pie,
shoogle
British Dictionary definitions for shoofly pie
shoofly pie
/ (ˈʃuːˌflaɪ) /
noun
US
a dessert similar to treacle tart