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pieholes

noun

variants or pie holes

plural of piehole, slang

as in mouths

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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mouths

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Their eyes and mouths were covered, and their phone lines were cut with wire clippers.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Holmes is one of those smile-talkers—people who grin as words pour out of their mouths.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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