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cowpie

cowpie

1 8.0
A flat round pile of cow dung that lies on the ground
  • noun
  • /ˈkaʊˌpaɪ/
  • NSFW
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  • But when it came to the discussion about what to do with the military, the Governor really stepped into it not knowing that he put both feet into a huge cowpie, especially trying to compare the US forces of 2012 to those of 1916.

Examples

  • Wisconsin seems to be facing a shortage of cowpies.

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  • Yeah, well, maybe in Cowpie, Illinois.

  • As soon as that moron goes back to Cowpie Falls, you are out of here on your fat Puerto Rican ass.

  • But place it as the biggest cowpie in a very small pile of cowpies, and suddenly we can understand if organic eating is associated with being 'healthy.'

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  • But place it as the biggest cowpie in a very small pile of cowpies, and suddenly we can understand if organic eating is associated with being 'healthy.'

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  • This study is polishing the cowpies; while it is technically true that

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  • Watch out for cowpies, though friends had signed the banner with good-luck wishes for many birthdays to come.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Bits of craziness clung to him like cowpies hugging the sneakers of jogging hayseeds.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • We learned this my sophomore year, when a local livestock show left a freshly laid minefield of cowpies along the outer lanes of the Mexico track, enough to make even the most regular 300 intermediate hurdler reevaluate his steps.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • While walking through the pasture, I carefully avoided the cowpie left by the herd.

Synonyms

cow dung
vscowpie
  • NSFW
3 2.6

A solid waste that cows make and people use as fertilizer or fuel

is the specific flat round form found on pastures rather than general waste
cow pie
vscowpie
  • NSFW
2 8.2

A flat piece of cow poop left in a field

is the same idea but emphasizes the flat, round shape
cow chip
vscowpie
  • NSFW
1 9.6

A flat dried piece of cow dung that people burn as fuel or throw in games

is the undried flat round mass found fresh on pastures
cowpat
vscowpie
  • UK
1 5.1

A flat round pile of cow dung found in fields

has the same meaning but uses a different common term

Surface Forms

cowpie singular
cowpies plural

Morphology

cowpie = cow + pie (semi-transparent) = cow + pie

The components 'cow' and 'pie' are clear, but 'pie' is used metaphorically to mean a flat round mass, an idiomatic mapping learners may not infer from component meanings alone.

Etymology

The word cowpie is a simple compound of cow and pie, where pie helps you picture something 'flat' and 'round', like a small cake or a child's mudpie. So a cowpie is a flat, round lump of cow dung on the ground.