In British slang and culture, a "custard pie" refers to a pie (often filled with shaving cream) thrown or pushed into someone's face, usually as a comedic, theatrical, or humiliating act. It is associated with slapstick comedy, such as on the show Tiswas, or as a form of non-violent political protest against public figures.
A type of slapstick comedy or humour, from the open pie containing cold set custard, or flat container of foam, used for throwing in someone's face in slapstick comedy. From: custard pie in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable »
(ˈkʌstərdˈpai) adjective. characteristic of a type of slapstick comedy in which a performer throws a pie in another's face: popular esp. in the era of vaudeville and early silent films.
a flat, open pastry container filled with a substance like cream, thrown at people's faces as part of a show to make people laugh. a sweet food consisting of a pastry container with a sweet egg mixture in it: The bakery sold brownies, éclairs, doughnuts, cookies, and custard pies.
You might have been confused earlier when we said that custard meant “television.” Where's the rhyme? Here's how it works: Custard and jelly rhymes with “telly,” an abbreviation for television.
The word was later extended to other instances of the number three. These seem originally to have been Australian and include a sum of three pounds, or odds of three to one, or car dealers' slang for a sum of three hundred pounds.
Lyrics. The lyrics to the riff-heavy song pay homage to several blues songs; specifically "Drop Down Mama" by Sleepy John Estes, "Shake 'Em On Down" by Bukka White, and to a lesser extent "I Want Some of Your Pie" by Blind Boy Fuller. Like several other songs on the album, the lyrics are full of sexual double entendres ...
In slang, a "Pied Piper" refers to a charismatic person who attracts a large following, often by making appealing but potentially false promises, leading people (like rats or children in the legend) to follow them, sometimes into trouble or delusion. It implies a strong, often irresistible, lure or enticement, deriving from the German folk tale where a piper lured rats and then children out of a town for his own gain.
During the Middle Ages, the first custard pies - in the modern sense of the term - began to appear. Initially, custards were used only as fillings for pies, pastries and tarts. Both Europe and Asia had recipes that contained custards.
Squeezing someone like a lemon is exploiting them completely. To exploit a person is to get the most out of him without worrying about anything about him. And we do not hesitate to reject it as soon as we have obtained the most possible profit from it.
Led Zeppelin refused to play "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" live because Jimmy Page disliked the song, viewing it as a simplistic or "throwaway" track despite its radio success. Other songs they rarely or never performed live due to technical difficulty or lack of interest included "Four Sticks," "Boogie with Stu," "The Rover," and "Down by the Seaside," with each member having specific reasons, from difficult rhythms to improvisational nature.
Historians trace the origin of pie to the Egyptians back in 9500 BCE. In Egypt, the first pies were made with ground grains like barley, wheat, or oats combined with water. This “dough” was shaped into an oval and filled with savory ingredients like nuts, honey, and meat.
(British, informal, from Cockney rhyming slang, used especially in negative constructions) A word; a brief chat. We've not heard a dicky-bird about anything relating to his birthday. (British, informal) A small thing.
nicker = a pound (£1). Not pluralised for a number of pounds, eg., 'It cost me twenty nicker..' From the early 1900s, London slang, precise origin unknown.
A slang name for a shilling was a "bob" (plural as singular, as in "that cost me two bob"). The first recorded use was in a case of coining heard at the Old Bailey in 1789, when it was described as cant, "well understood among a certain set of people", but heard only among criminals and their associates.
