cream puffn.

Brit.

/ˌkriːm ˈpʌf/,

/ˈkriːm pʌf/, U.S.

/ˈkrim ˌpəf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cream n.², puff n.

Etymology: < cream n.² + puff n.In sense 2 apparently so called with allusion to the appearance of an exploding shell. With sense 5 compare earlier puff n. 8d. In sense 6 rhyming slang for huff n.

1. A puff pastry case, typically round, and filled with cream.

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1851 Fraser's Mag. Jan. 52/1 He sings the praises of a pastrycook established at Cauterets, famous for his millet-cakes and cream-puffs.

1902 A. Bennett Grand Babylon Hotel viii. 86 A cream puff was served..by way of sweets.

1923 T. E. Lawrence Lett. (1938) 399 Chocolate éclairs or cream puffs.

2012 J. Romer Widow xiii. 75 I woke up, made coffee and treated myself to a delicious cream puff I'd purchased the day before from the Publix bakery.

†2. Military colloquial. An exploding shell. Obsolete.Apparently with reference to the appearance of the explosion; see note in etymology.

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1918 Stars & Stripes (Amer. Expeditionary Forces) 8 Feb. 8/4 ‘The sky was full of cream puffs,’ he said, ‘but..most of the stuff was breaking above or below us’.

1919 Sydney Morning Herald 17 Dec. 10/5 The boom of artillery round us, and cream puffs falling from aeroplanes.

1929 E. J. McCartney in Papers Mich. Acad. Sci. Arts & Lett. 10 286/1 Cream puffs, airman's term for spherical clouds of white smoke caused by bursting shells.

3. A weak or ineffectual person. Also: a thing of small consequence or little impact.In quot. 1920 in figurative context.

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1920 G. Ade Hand-made Fables 53 Mr. Fosbrook was an Almost... He was a Cream Puff that should have been served Day before Yesterday.

1945 L. Shelly Hepcats Jive Talk Dict. 23 Cream puff, weakling.

2018 Herald & Rev. (Decatur, Illinois) (Nexis) 22 Jan. Having lost seven straight Big Ten games.., now would be a perfect time for the Illinois schedule to serve up a cream puff opponent. Michigan State is anything but a cream puff.

4. U.S. colloquial. A second-hand car maintained in excellent condition.

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1949 Cornell Daily Sun (Ithaca, N.Y.) 25 Oct. 8/1 (advt.) This car was owned by a prominent local lady and if there ever was a ‘creampuff’ this is it.

1982 N.Y. Times 6 Oct. b4/4 Not every vehicle is a cream puff... There's a lot of junk here.

2019 Creators Syndicate (Nexis) 2 Oct. The difference between a clunker and a cream puff is mainly how the owner takes care of it.

5. colloquial (usually depreciative). An effeminate person; a homosexual man. Cf. puff n. 8d.

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1958 Spectator 1 Aug. 165/1 Hamlet can be acted by old and young, fat and thin, beef-cake and cream-puff, amateur and professional.

1970 ‘R. Crawford’ Kiss Boss Goodbye ii. viii. 112 You don't scare me... What do you think I am, a cream-puff or something?

2004 L. Graham Starlight (2006) xxvii. 215 Everybody knows what he is, but Sel won't admit it. And he won't get any peace till he does. He might just as well..get it over and done with. Admit that he's a cream puff.

6. Scottish colloquial (chiefly Glasgow). A state of petty annoyance, esp. in in the cream puff. Cf. huff n. 2b.

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1985 J. Kelman Chancer 84 He grinned at him and pointed at McCann. He's away in the fucking cream puff! Imagine that? At his time of life.

1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! xxxvii. 338 You still in the cream puff, or what?

2020 @scottysb2002 4 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 2 Dec. 2021) Told my buddy I wasn't running today then I decided to go out. She's in a cream puff with me lol.

Compounds

As a modifier, indicating something that is inconsequential; easy, trifling, light; lacking depth or complexity.

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1904 Critic (Adelaide) 6 July 17/1 This bachelor is really running Senator Dobson..hard for what The Bulletin wag calls the social prize for early and regular attendance at the season's cream-puff gatherings.

1938 Time 28 Feb. 64/3 His saccharine cinema roles and cream-puff publicity have all too closely linked the word ‘beauty’ with the name ‘Taylor’.

1982 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 7 Aug. Decent ground strokes with a two-fisted backhand, fledgling drop shots and volleys but a cream-puff second serve.

2000 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 26 Mar. 13/1 Turque has not written a cream-puff biography.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	cream puff
释义	cream puffn. Brit. /ˌkriːm ˈpʌf/, /ˈkriːm pʌf/, U.S. /ˈkrim ˌpəf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cream n.², puff n. Etymology: < cream n.² + puff n.In sense 2 apparently so called with allusion to the appearance of an exploding shell. With sense 5 compare earlier puff n. 8d. In sense 6 rhyming slang for huff n. 1. A puff pastry case, typically round, and filled with cream. ΚΠ 1851 Fraser's Mag. Jan. 52/1 He sings the praises of a pastrycook established at Cauterets, famous for his millet-cakes and cream-puffs. 1902 A. Bennett Grand Babylon Hotel viii. 86 A cream puff was served..by way of sweets. 1923 T. E. Lawrence Lett. (1938) 399 Chocolate éclairs or cream puffs. 2012 J. Romer Widow xiii. 75 I woke up, made coffee and treated myself to a delicious cream puff I'd purchased the day before from the Publix bakery. †2. Military colloquial. An exploding shell. Obsolete.Apparently with reference to the appearance of the explosion; see note in etymology. ΚΠ 1918 Stars & Stripes (Amer. Expeditionary Forces) 8 Feb. 8/4 ‘The sky was full of cream puffs,’ he said, ‘but..most of the stuff was breaking above or below us’. 1919 Sydney Morning Herald 17 Dec. 10/5 The boom of artillery round us, and cream puffs falling from aeroplanes. 1929 E. J. McCartney in Papers Mich. Acad. Sci. Arts & Lett. 10 286/1 Cream puffs, airman's term for spherical clouds of white smoke caused by bursting shells. 3. A weak or ineffectual person. Also: a thing of small consequence or little impact.In quot. 1920 in figurative context. ΚΠ 1920 G. Ade Hand-made Fables 53 Mr. Fosbrook was an Almost... He was a Cream Puff that should have been served Day before Yesterday. 1945 L. Shelly Hepcats Jive Talk Dict. 23 Cream puff, weakling. 2018 Herald & Rev. (Decatur, Illinois) (Nexis) 22 Jan. Having lost seven straight Big Ten games.., now would be a perfect time for the Illinois schedule to serve up a cream puff opponent. Michigan State is anything but a cream puff. 4. U.S. colloquial. A second-hand car maintained in excellent condition. ΚΠ 1949 Cornell Daily Sun (Ithaca, N.Y.) 25 Oct. 8/1 (advt.) This car was owned by a prominent local lady and if there ever was a ‘creampuff’ this is it. 1982 N.Y. Times 6 Oct. b4/4 Not every vehicle is a cream puff... There's a lot of junk here. 2019 Creators Syndicate (Nexis) 2 Oct. The difference between a clunker and a cream puff is mainly how the owner takes care of it. 5. colloquial (usually depreciative). An effeminate person; a homosexual man. Cf. puff n. 8d. ΚΠ 1958 Spectator 1 Aug. 165/1 Hamlet can be acted by old and young, fat and thin, beef-cake and cream-puff, amateur and professional. 1970 ‘R. Crawford’ Kiss Boss Goodbye ii. viii. 112 You don't scare me... What do you think I am, a cream-puff or something? 2004 L. Graham Starlight (2006) xxvii. 215 Everybody knows what he is, but Sel won't admit it. And he won't get any peace till he does. He might just as well..get it over and done with. Admit that he's a cream puff. 6. Scottish colloquial (chiefly Glasgow). A state of petty annoyance, esp. in in the cream puff. Cf. huff n. 2b. ΚΠ 1985 J. Kelman Chancer 84 He grinned at him and pointed at McCann. He's away in the fucking cream puff! Imagine that? At his time of life. 1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! xxxvii. 338 You still in the cream puff, or what? 2020 @scottysb2002 4 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 2 Dec. 2021) Told my buddy I wasn't running today then I decided to go out. She's in a cream puff with me lol. Compounds As a modifier, indicating something that is inconsequential; easy, trifling, light; lacking depth or complexity. ΚΠ 1904 Critic (Adelaide) 6 July 17/1 This bachelor is really running Senator Dobson..hard for what The Bulletin wag calls the social prize for early and regular attendance at the season's cream-puff gatherings. 1938 Time 28 Feb. 64/3 His saccharine cinema roles and cream-puff publicity have all too closely linked the word ‘beauty’ with the name ‘Taylor’. 1982 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 7 Aug. Decent ground strokes with a two-fisted backhand, fledgling drop shots and volleys but a cream-puff second serve. 2000 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 26 Mar. 13/1 Turque has not written a cream-puff biography. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1851
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