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noun
A pie made with eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, and cornmeal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Southern-US, countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Uncertain; most likely from cheese pie; early versions were similar in texture to British lemon curd pies or cheesecakes, and earlier "cheesecakes" often lacked cheese, instead resembling modern chess pies or chess cakes. Other theories include: * from a Southern pronunciation of (it's) jes' pie, as it contrasts with flavored pies like pecan, cherry, chocolate, etc. * from chest pie, as the high sugar content means it can be stored in a "pie chest" (pie safe) rather than needing refrigeration. * from some association with the game of chess. * from Chester, England.
