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Old 03-Jul-2007, 10:59
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Cool Origin of pie-eyed
Where does the term pie-eyed come from? I know it can mean anything from drunk to confused to brain-overload but where does it originate? I read something about a pie being a printer's term for a mix up of letters or jumble of words etc. Could that be the link?
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Old 04-Jul-2007, 07:52
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Default Re: Origin of pie-eyed
'Pie' did have that meaning, so the connection would be logical.
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