grammargirl,
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I'm thinking about how we use word that describe hitting for good food:

That pie hits the spot.
That pie bangs.
That pie was larruping.
That pie lashes. (in Trinidad, I'm told)

Can you think of any other "hitting" words we used to describe food?

cwwilkie,
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@grammargirl That pie slaps.
That pie sucker-punched me, it wasn't valid.
That pie is merely a product of socioeconomic forces with which I have no experience.
That pie is violating the Geneva Convention.
We'll see that pie in the Hague in three years, if there's any justice.
A pie that will live in infamy.

grammargirl,
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@cwwilkie 🤣

dewberritus,

@grammargirl that curry packs a punch

grammargirl,
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@dewberritus Excellent example!

dewberritus,

@grammargirl I've had a cheesecake that was a knockout

grammargirl,
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kyubikitsy,
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@grammargirl “broke da mouth” in Hawaii pidgin English. Can be used with was, without was, or even with the word “stay” as the verb.
That pie was broke da mouth.
That pie broke da mouth.
That pie stay broke da mouth.

grammargirl,
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@kyubikitsy Very cool! I haven't heard that one. Thanks.

CuriosityCat,
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@grammargirl

'Lands'?

We normally think of a fist landing a punch, but also anything that gets a bunch of tricky variables (like combination of spices/flavours) just right.

grammargirl,
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@CuriosityCat Good one.

Logophilius,

@grammargirl
That pie is a hit, a smash.
That pie knocked me over.
It's a knock-out pie.

grammargirl,
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@Logophilius Good ones!

jrdepriest,

@grammargirl

There's the older "That pie kicks ass" phrase.

grammargirl,
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@jrdepriest An excellent example that I won't be able to use in the podcast. 🤣

hopeward,
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@grammargirl That red pepper flake really has a kick.

grammargirl,
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@hopeward Yes!

miblo,
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@grammargirl That pie was smashing.

grammargirl,
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@miblo Good one!

miblo,
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@grammargirl Also, some folks have mentioned "slaps", and here in the UK we can even have "a slap-up meal".

deoxys314,
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@grammargirl not exclusive to food but I've heard "slaps". As in, "This pie slaps!"

grammargirl,
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@deoxys314 Good one!

juliekuehl,

@grammargirl That pie nailed it?

grammargirl,
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juliekuehl,

@grammargirl would ‘I hammered down that pie’ also fit?

grammargirl,
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@juliekuehl It's adjacent, but I'm looking for words that describe the food rather than the process of eating it.

waltman,
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@grammargirl Does "Cracking good cheese, Gromit!" count?

grammargirl,
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@waltman Hmm. Maybe. "Crack" has a huge number of meanings, but "to hit" is one of them. (I love Wallace and Gromit.)

seanpatrickphd,
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@grammargirl I think you could say the pie (or anything else including non-food) "slaps"

grammargirl,
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@seanpatrickphd Good one!

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