custard pie

Meaning

1. A pie made from an uncooked custard mixture added to an uncooked or partially cooked crust and then baked as a whole.
2. A prop used in slapstick, consisting of an open pie filled with custard or cream (or, more often nowadays, simply a paper plate covered with shaving foam or a similar substance) that is pushed into another person's face.

Synonyms

cream pie

Translations

tarte à la crème