To be forced to apologize or to admit a fault.
I caught Pierson in another lie, so he has to eat some humble pie.
by tradesman January 27, 2004
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noun.
-to teach someone humility.
-to "eat humble pie" is to be knocked off your "high horse".
guy 1: corey is such a dick, he thinks he is SO great at basketball.

guy 2: not anymore, i just beat him 21-5; gave him some of that humble pie.
by mitsu mike November 25, 2007
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to eat humble pie is to apologize and/or face humiliation. originated from the dish "umbles pie" which peasants ate in medieval times (umbles are the innards of deer/cow/boar/whatever else was lying around)
Donald: I'm sorry... I didn't realize...
Maria: Eat humble pie dickface.
by brettruby December 29, 2009
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the greatest live band of all time and also the starting point of legendary guitarist Peter Framton.
man1: hey man i just went to a humble pie concert
man2: Yeah? how was it.
man1: they blew my mind man!
by Tom Bombadillo June 15, 2005
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When you no longer can take credit for a phrase that you started becuase everyone else is now using it.
Man, everyone else is saying that too? I guess I have to eat some humble pie.
by Eating Humble Pie November 26, 2007
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Humble Pie is a term used to describe the feelings of someone who has lost a thumb war, or attempted to cheat.
After talking up her skills, she lost the thumb war and ate Humble Pie.
by Firnherder October 21, 2013
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