cream puff
noun
1
: a round shell of light pastry filled with whipped cream or a cream filling
2
: an ineffectual person
3
: something trifling, inconsiderable, or easily dealt with
4
: a usually used motor vehicle that is in especially good condition
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We'll never win with a bunch of cream puffs on our team!
everyone thinks tonight's game will be a cream puff, and so it hasn't generated a lot of interest
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Fifth course: Giant cream puff, sugared blackberries, caramel and candied pecans.
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Desserts include a sundae bar with ice cream, an assortment of toppings and a cream puff.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
Heading to downtown Cincinnati for a weekend filled with lederhosen, liter-sized beer steins, giant cream puffs, bratwurst and cringe-worthy chicken dances?
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
The offerings are all housemade: croissants, cookies, muffins, tarts, jams, cream puffs, pound cakes, cheesecakes, bread loafs.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
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Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Desserts include a sundae bar with ice cream, an assortment of toppings and a cream puff.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
Heading to downtown Cincinnati for a weekend filled with lederhosen, liter-sized beer steins, giant cream puffs, bratwurst and cringe-worthy chicken dances?
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
The offerings are all housemade: croissants, cookies, muffins, tarts, jams, cream puffs, pound cakes, cheesecakes, bread loafs.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Cream puff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cream%20puff. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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