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
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Heading to downtown Cincinnati for a weekend filled with lederhosen, liter-sized beer steins, giant cream puffs, bratwurst and cringe-worthy chicken dances?
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
Kaminari Issa, which sells everything from matcha beer to matcha cream puffs at its four stores in Tokyo's Asakusa district, said receiving an email request for a ton of matcha is not unusual.
—Kaori Enjoji, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2025
Beyond his core menu, Garcia and his team have also put a huge amount of effort into the pastry cart, appearing each morning carrying almond croissants, cream puffs, cinnamon rolls—all from The Patisserie.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Craving a cream puff but not going to the fair?
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
Kaminari Issa, which sells everything from matcha beer to matcha cream puffs at its four stores in Tokyo's Asakusa district, said receiving an email request for a ton of matcha is not unusual.
—Kaori Enjoji, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2025
Beyond his core menu, Garcia and his team have also put a huge amount of effort into the pastry cart, appearing each morning carrying almond croissants, cream puffs, cinnamon rolls—all from The Patisserie.
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Craving a cream puff but not going to the fair?
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cream puff
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“Cream puff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cream%20puff. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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