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单词 cream puff
释义

cream puff

or cream·puff

[ kreem-puhf ]
/ ˈkrim ˌpʌf /
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noun

a nearly hollow shell made from choux pastry and filled with custard or whipped cream.
Slang.
  1. a weak or timid person.
  2. a gay man.
Slang. a vehicle or machine that has been kept in unusually good condition or is very easy to operate: Wow, this old Rolls drives like a dream. What a cream puff!

Origin of cream puff

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby cream puff

creamery, cream ice, creamlaid, cream of tartar, cream pail, cream puff, cream sauce, cream soda, cream tea, creamware, creamwove
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Example sentences from the Web for cream puff

  • The girl laughed a merry laugh, then hurried away for a cream-puff.

    The Crimson Thread|Roy J. Snell

British Dictionary definitions for cream puff

cream puff

noun

a shell of light pastry with a custard or cream filling
informal an effeminate man
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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