custard-pie

[ kuhs-terd-pahy ]

adjective
  1. characteristic of a type of slapstick comedy in which a performer throws a pie in another's face: popular especially in the era of vaudeville and early silent films.

Origin of custard-pie

1
First recorded in 1930–35

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British Dictionary definitions for custard pie

custard pie

noun
    • a flat, open pie filled with real or artificial custard, as thrown in slapstick comedy

    • (as modifier): custard-pie humour

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