cream pie
/(ˈ)kɹiːm ˈpaɪ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.05 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A pie, usually filled with fruit, topped with whipped cream.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
A pie filled entirely with cream, used as a prop in slapstick films and television.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A cookie (dessert) consisting of two soft cookies (especially oatmeal cookies) with a layer of creamy or marshmallowy filling in the middle.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The young men and women slinging plate lunches and mammoth slices of cream pie on the tables recall the energetic waitresses from the good old days."
- "The best thing about cream pie cookies? You have permission to eat two cookies instead of one, since it takes two to make a proper sandwich. But now there's a new problem: limiting yourself to just one cream pie. Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cream Pies[…] To make the cookies, […] To make the filling, […] To assemble the cream pies, spread about 1 tablespoon of buttercream filling on the flat (bottom) side of 1 cookie. Top with another cookie."
- "ASSEMBLE THE CREAM PIES: Place about 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling on the underside of one cookie and top with an additional cookie."
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Uncountable