piehole

noun

ˈpī-ˌhōl How to pronounce piehole (audio)
Definition of pieholenext
slang
as in mouth
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal "Shut your piehole or I'll shut it for you," the bully threatened

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Recent Examples of piehole So keep your piehole shut and go out and play football and earn your keep and earn your respect. — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025 Busch won the pole for the race and was the most combative driver in reaction to Keselowski’s remarks about Toyotas, telling Keselowski through Twitter to shut his piehole (or an abbreviation to that effect). — Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2017
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mouth
Noun
  • Benjamin Willis, a Lorain, Ohio, teenager and huge Marvel movie fan, opened his mouth in awe.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • Losing to a rival is bad enough, but how the defeat unfolded is sure to leave a bitter taste in the mouth of one of the greatest strikers ever.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Definition of mouth

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“Piehole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piehole. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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