cupcake
cupcake Lexical Profile
cupcake Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A small cake baked in a cup-shaped paper or foil container, designed to serve one person and often topped with frosting.
"For her birthday party, she baked chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting."
A term of endearment used affectionately for a sweet, loved, or endearing person.
"Don't worry about a thing, cupcake, I'll take care of it for you."
North American An inferior or easily defeated opponent, especially in the context of collegiate or professional sports.
"The university's football team scheduled a few cupcakes early in the season to guarantee some easy wins."
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the United States in the early 19th century. The name derives either from the practice of baking the cakes in small pottery cups, or from measuring the recipe's ingredients by volume using a standard cup.
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