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cream puff

Or 𲹳·ܴڴ

[kreem puhf]

noun

  1. a nearly hollow shell made from choux pastry and filled with custard or whipped cream.

  2. Slang.

    1. a weak or timid person.

    2. a gay man.

  3. Slang.a vehicle or machine that has been kept in unusually good condition or is very easy to operate.

    Wow, this old Rolls drives like a dream. a cream puff!



cream puff

noun

  1. a shell of light pastry with a custard or cream filling

  2. informalan effeminate man

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cream puff1

First recorded in 1850–55
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The bakery team whips up nine flavors of pie, plus danishes, eclairs, giant cinnamon rolls, cream puffs and cupcakes, all of which gleam from their wood-and-glass cases at a corner of the Copper Cafe.

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The one hotel in town was taken over by the women passengers, and the men slept on the train, eating cream puffs and fudge for breakfast and dinner.

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Together, they climbed trees, ate cream puffs in bed, and danced in a field with their friends.

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At least one cream puff team the Kraken play down the stretch is acting the part, losing four of past five.

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"It's the kind of flavor of pistachio you might find in a pistachio cream puff," Ramirez said.

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