cream puff

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cream puff

also cream·puff (krēm′pŭf′)

1. A shell of light pastry filled with whipped cream, custard, or ice cream.

2. Slang A weakling.

3. Slang An old, especially secondhand car in very good condition.

cream puff

creampuff

1. (Cookery) a shell of light pastry with a custard or cream filling

2. informal offensive an effeminate man

cream′ puff`

1. a light, hollow pastry filled with custard or whipped cream.

2. a weak or timid person.

3. a vehicle or machine that has been kept in unusually good condition.

[1885–90]

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cream puff - puff filled with cream or custard

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puff - a light inflated pastry or puff shell

eclair - oblong cream puff

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