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Definition of "cream puff" [cream puff]

  • A shell of light pastry filled with whipped cream, custard, or ice cream. (noun)
  • Slang A weakling. (noun)
  • Slang An old, especially secondhand car in very good condition. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cream puff" in a sentence
  • "Deadbase lists only five performances of "Cream Puff War," four in late 1966 and one in early 1967. cream puff"
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