Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cream puff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: cream puff
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light, hollow pastry typically filled with cream or custard.

noun

A weak or ineffectual person.

Informal

noun

An old motor vehicle in especially good condition.

Slang

noun

Slang

noun

A state of mild annoyance or irritation.

Slang

noun

Dated; Slang

noun

An exploding shell.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"— Oh, Mr. Jackson, I think you're wonderful. You've really got what it takes. — Well, I ain't exactly a cream puff."
"You little cream puff Mac Daddy wannabe / Keep dreaming 'cause a Mac you will never be"
"Everybody wants to be liked, whether they are a hard-ass or a cream puff. That's very difficult in baseball."
"So instead of lobbing a cream puff, I kicked up my leg and brought the Ruttlemyer Express."
"Joseph “Stretch” Suba, a batting-practice pitcher, served up “big, fat, medium fast cream puffs for the All-Star hitters […]"
"to be in the cream puff"

Usage

Inflected Forms

cream puffs (plural) creampuff (alternative)

Phrases

cream puff piece

Synonyms

chou

Questions

What does cream puff mean?: A light, hollow pastry typically filled with cream or custard.

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