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What is the etymology of 'pie hole'?

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Mouths are holes. Pies go in mouths. Pie hole.

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so i could also say 'shut your cake hole'?

3:40 PM · Feb 9, 2018

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Yep, cake hole works too

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@LevelOAnalysis

Absolutely, also can apply, burger hole and in some cases dick hole.

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"Shut your 12" steak and pepperoni sub with sauteed onions and mushrooms... mmm. I'm sorry, what were we saying? Oh yeah, shut your sub hole."

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Yes, and that was a common phrase through most of the early 20th century. Pie hole didn't come to replace it until much more recently.