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cream puff

noun

Definition of cream puff

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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Examples of cream puff in a Sentence

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

First Known Use of cream puff

1880

cream puff Synonyms

Synonyms

breeze, cake, cakewalk, child's play, cinch, duck soup, kid stuff, picnic, pushover, roses, snap

Antonyms

bear, beast, chore, headache, horror show, killer, labor, murder, pain, sticky wicket, stinker [slang]

Related Words

no-brainer, nothing; sitting duck; gimme, laugher, walkaway

Near Antonyms

brainteaser, poser, stumper, toughie (also toughy); bother, nuisance, trouble

CREAM PUFF Defined for English Language Learners

cream puff

noun

Definition of cream puff for English Language Learners

: a type of light pastry that is filled with whipped cream or a sweetened cream filling and often topped with chocolate
: a weak person : a person who can be easily controlled or defeated
: a used car that is in very good condition

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