who ate all the pies

who ate all the pies

A derogatory football (soccer) chant targeting one deemed fat, especially a player or official. Primarily heard in UK. What a terrible call, fatso! Who ate all the pies? Who ate all the pies?
See also: all, ate, pie, who
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • fatso
  • a blue-eyed boy
  • basher
  • Bible
  • Bible-basher
  • Bible-thumper
  • thumper
  • a big girl's blouse
  • tell (one) to (one's) face
  • say to face
References in periodicals archive
THE age-old question of "Who ate all the pies?" has finally been answered.
Who hates all the pies? Not if you're 25.
BWe are the fat folk of the continent and, when the wind is fair, the chant: "Who ate all the pies?" can probably be heard on the white cliffs of Dover from across the Channel.
EDUCATION KEY TO EATING LESS
WHO ate all the pies? Well, Peter Nickson would be the No1 suspect in the UK.
A JOB TO PIE FOR; Meet the pastry taster who gets paid to stuff his face
Who ate all the pies? At Sutton's Fish Bar, the answer's simple - everyone.
PUKKA PRIZE! /; Star chip shop scoops best in Britain award
He will perform his latest show Who Ate All The Pies? at the Town Hall tonight, tickets are PS19.
Offended? Stay away! ROY 'CHUBBY' BROWN, MIDDLESBROUGH TOWN HALL
"Haha, must be so they can tell who ate all the pies!" Ken Mosley TOP TREND: A family, including a baby, had to be rescued from the causeway at St Mary's Lighthouse.
TOON TRENDS
TORY policy: 1, Remove the local authority funding; 2, Devolve decisions (with no money) to those local authorities; 3, Watch the local Tories, the well-heeled and those with big mouths and sharp elbows (Lee Hall and good folks of Jesmond and Gosforth) turn on said local authorities, Labour of course; 4, Abolish local authorities and local democracy, and allow private companies (with Tory shareholders, a large proportion living in well-heeled suburbs) make profit from public services, and 5, Osborne, Cameron and especially (who ate all the pies) Pickles laugh their socks off at the success of their strategy.
Divide and rule is the Tory game; Views of the North
WHO Ate All The Pies? The answer to one of football's frequently-asked questions should be known next month - and it's all for charity.
Pie eaters can fill their Clark's boots in Cardiff
STUD Marks has stumbled upon the answer to football's age-old 'Who ate all the pies?' question.
Mat gets a taste for the pie life; Stud Marks A SIDEWAYS LOOK AT SPORT
WHO ATE ALL THE PIES? Man Utd Ryan Giggs, that's who Crazy for chicken more like - deep fried that is
iPHONE APP FAT'S ENTERTAINMENT
To the question: "who ate all the pies?" the answer these days, on the pitch at least, would seem to be no-one.
Our footballers eat sushi now
She told me: "I was in Los Angeles recently with GARY BARLOW and we were having a laugh about when we were both successful with our bands, we were the ones who ate all the pies and sat at the piano!" Myleene also revealed the reason she had decided to wear the maxi dress she had on was none other than little Ava.
I HAD a good old [...]
So the next time rival fans at Colchester United Football Club's matches chant 'Who ate all the pies?' home supporters can, without a hint of irony, reply: 'We did!'
Birmingham Post Comment: Suet surfeit
This is the first child for Kazia and 40-year-old Brian, who penned the comedy show Who Ate All the Pies?
Heartbeat star's joy over baby
WHO ate all the pies? It must have been Peter Nickson, Britain's No 1 pieman.
A JOB TO PIE FOR; Morrisons' Peter has tastiest role