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Pinhole vs Piehole - What's the difference?

pinhole | piehole |

As nouns the difference between pinhole and piehole

is that pinhole is a small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin while piehole is mouth.

pinhole

English

Alternative forms

* pin-hole

Noun

(wikipedia pinhole) (en noun)
  • A small hole, of a size that could have been made by a pin

    • Derived terms

    * pinhole camera * pinhole chert * pinhole detector * pinhole glasses * pinhole pupil

    piehole

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pie hole, pie-hole

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, vulgar) Mouth.
  • * 2007 , , Firestorm , ISBN 9780345460578, p. 258:
    • "[T]hey kin always do a mouth transplant on ya. Be a big improvement over the piehole you was born with."

    Usage notes

    * Referring to someone's mouth as his or her piehole, besides being slang, is often considered mildly offensive, implying either the person is loud (Shut your piehole!'') or gluttonous (''He shoved another piece of cake down his piehole. ).

    Synonyms

    * cakehole