English Explanatory Dictionary

shoofly pie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fluffy pie made from molasses with a crumb cake top, traditional among the Pennsylvania Dutch.

Pronunciation

/ʃuː.flaɪ.paɪ/

Word forms

shoofly pie shoofly pies shoo-fly pie

Etymology

From shoo + fly + pie. Named after the Shoofly molasses company, which was named after "Shoofly the Boxing Mule" (a circus attraction of the period), which was named after a Civil-War-era folk song called "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me". Not related to the idea of shooing flies away from the sweet filling.

Synonyms

shoofly cake
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