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

Synonyms

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

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

Fifth course: Giant cream puff, sugared blackberries, caramel and candied pecans. —Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024

Desserts include a sundae bar with ice cream, an assortment of toppings and a cream puff. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024

Heading to downtown Cincinnati for a weekend filled with lederhosen, liter-sized beer steins, giant cream puffs, bratwurst and cringe-worthy chicken dances? —Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024

The offerings are all housemade: croissants, cookies, muffins, tarts, jams, cream puffs, pound cakes, cheesecakes, bread loafs. —Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

cream puff

noun

: a round shell of light pastry filled with whipped cream or a cream filling