Cream Puff
[kriːm pʌf]Meaning
English term for a filled French choux pastry, known as a profiterole
Background Story
Cream puff is the US and Canadian name for a profiterole, a filled French choux pastry ball with a typically sweet and moist filling of whipped cream, custard, pastry cream, or ice cream. The word is also used figuratively and informally for a weak or ineffectual person, and in slang for an old motor vehicle in especially good condition. The sources checked do not record it as a personal name.
