Q: What slang term for “mouth” came from a Stephen
King novel?
A: Piehole! The word "piehole" dates to the 1983 horror movie
Christine, in which a character says "Then shut your pie-hole."
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Mary
Mary--I thought it was a much older phrase--I love it and have used it--so thanks for clearing it up.
ReplyDeleteI too, thought that phrase goes way back, and I would never have attributed it to SK. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteI will check that out - always wondered where the word pie-hole came from.
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