cream puff

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kreem puhf]
- /krim pʌf/
- /kriːm pʌf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kreem puhf]
- /krim pʌf/

Definitions of cream puff words

noun cream puff a shell of light pastry with a custard or cream filling 3
noun cream puff an effeminate man 3
noun cream puff a hollow pastry filled with custard or whipped cream 3
noun cream puff a secondhand automobile in excellent condition 3
noun cream puff a weak or ineffective person; a sissy 3
noun cream puff a hollow pastry made with cream puff paste and filled with custard sauce or whipped cream. 1

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Origin of cream puff

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Cream puff

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cream puff

cream puff popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for cream puff

noun cream puff

puff — a short, quick blast, as of wind or breath.
cannoli — a Sicilian pudding of pasta shells filled with sweetened ricotta
chou — a type of cabbage
croquembouche — a French dessert consisting of a cone-shaped mound of small cream puffs glazed with caramelized sugar
profiterole — a small cream puff with a sweet or savory filling, as of cream and chocolate sauce.

All 5 Synonyms of cream puff