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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A shell of light pastry filled with whipped cream, custard, or ice cream.
- noun Slang A weakling.
- noun Slang An old, especially secondhand car in very good condition.
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- noun A light, hollow pastry typically filled with cream or custard.
- noun informal A weak or ineffectual person.
- noun informal An old motor vehicle in especially good condition.
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- noun puff filled with cream or custard
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treeseed commented on the word cream puff
The Cream Puff is one of the main attractions at the Wisconsin State Fair. Since their introduction in 1924, cream puffs have grown to be a signature Fair item, selling more than 365,000 annually. The Wisconsin State Fair dairy bakery operates around-the-clock during the Fair to meet the ever-growing insatiable demand.
Some fairgoers wait all year for a chance to indulge in the rich sweetness of a State Fair cream puff. They are made from the ingredients Wisconsin is famous for — milk, cream, butter and eggs. These cream puffs are huge not dainty like their cousin the profiterole.
February 13, 2008