slang
as in mouth
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal "Shut your piehole or I'll shut it for you," the bully threatened

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Recent Examples of piehole So keep your piehole shut and go out and play football and earn your keep and earn your respect. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025 Busch won the pole for the race and was the most combative driver in reaction to Keselowski’s remarks about Toyotas, telling Keselowski through Twitter to shut his piehole (or an abbreviation to that effect). Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2017
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mouth
Noun
  • This 30-year-old expression is smooth, flavorful, and rich on the palate, with an oily viscosity and full-bodied robustness that envelops the mouth.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Indeed, at one point, the owner even pretended to place the ball in the machine using his mouth, just as his dog would do, but even that was beyond the golden's realm of understanding.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025

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“Piehole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piehole. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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