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cream puff

noun

: 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

Full Definition of CREAM PUFF

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

: an ineffectual person

: something trifling, inconsiderable, or easily dealt with

: a usually used motor vehicle that is in especially good condition

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1880

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]

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