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porky pie
What does porky pie mean?
Cockney rhyming slang for 'lie', usually pluralised and shortened to 'porkies'.
"Don't you tell me porkies — I know exactly where you were."
Origin
'Pork pie' where 'pie' rhymes with 'lie'; extremely well established, 'porkies' now near-mainstream.
Frequently asked questions
What does "porky pie" mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for a lie, most often shortened and pluralised to "porkies."
Why does "porky" mean lie?
In "pork pie," the word "pie" rhymes with "lie"; the phrase gets clipped to "porky" or "porkies" in everyday use.
How do you use "porkies"?
Use it to accuse someone of lying, e.g. "stop telling porkies" or "that's a load of porkies."
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