Definition

To publicly humiliate a public figure by throwing a pie at them during a speech or event—a protest tactic that's somehow both messy and oddly dignified. It's the pastry-based equivalent of heckling with more structural integrity.

Example Usage

Several activists pied the senator during his campaign rally, and the video went viral instantly.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pied&defid=3573505)

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