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
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  • But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise's mouth to get a saliva sample.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Kip’s leaning into the frame, giving a thumbs-up, one of the KitKats in his mouth like a cigarillo.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of mouth

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“Piehole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piehole. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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