Definition of "humble pie" [humble pie]

• A pie formerly made from the edible organs of a deer or hog. (noun)
• Eat humble pie To be forced to apologize abjectly or admit one's faults in humiliating circumstances. (idiom)

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• "And Lakers Owner Jack Kent Cooke, eating the most expensive piece of humble pie in NBA annals, was left with an interesting dilemma:"