shoofly pieとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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• shoo-fly pie

語源

From shoo +‎ fly +‎ pie. Named after the Shoofly molasses company, which was named after "Shoofly the Boxing Mule" (a circus attraction of the period), which was named after a Civil-War-era folk song called "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me". Not related to the idea of shooing flies away from the sweet filling.

発音

• IPA: /ʃuː.flaɪ.paɪ/

名詞

shoofly pie (countable and uncountable, plural shoofly pies)

1. A fluffy pie made from molasses with a crumb cake top, traditional among the Pennsylvania Dutch.

   Synonym: shoofly cake

   • 1945, “Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy”, Sammy Gallop (music):

     Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy / Make your eyes light up / Your tummy say, "Howdy." / Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy / I never get enough of that wonderful stuff.