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cupcake Meaning & Definition

/ˈkʌpkeɪk/

What Does Cupcake Mean?

Cupcake is used as a noun meaning A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top. It can also mean An attractive young woman. As a verb, it means To flirt; to talk or act amorously or intimately.

Word Facts for Cupcake

Part of speechnoun, verb
Pronunciation/ˈkʌpkeɪk/
Synonymsfairy cake, queen cake and butterfly cake
Pluralcupcakes
Verb formscupcakes, cupcaking, cupcaked

Cupcake Definition (Noun)

  1. A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.
  2. An attractive young woman.
  3. A weak or effeminate man.
  4. A term of endearment.
  5. An unskilled player or team, especially one expected to be easily defeated by a stronger opponent.

    Australia need a win to progress, but they have a cupcake in Italy for their last, so they're not likely to miss out.

Cupcake as a Verb

  1. To flirt; to talk or act amorously or intimately.
  2. To flirt with; to talk or act amorously or intimately to.
  3. To mash a cupcake at; to cover with cupcake.
  4. To handle easily and successfully.
  5. To cover or be abundant with cake-like decorations such as frills.
  6. To feed cupcakes.
  7. With out: to saturate by cupcakes.
  8. To make cupcakes.

Noun

  1. A small cake baked in a paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.
  2. Term of endearment

Synonyms of Cupcake

Cupcake synonyms and antonyms →

Cupcake in a Sentence

Australia need a win to progress, but they have a cupcake in Italy for their last, so they're not likely to miss out.

Word Forms & Grammar

cupcake (plural cupcakes)

cupcake (third-person singular simple present cupcakes, present participle cupcaking, simple past and past participle cupcaked)

Words That Rhyme With Cupcake

Origin of Cupcake

From cup +‎ cake.

Quick Answers About Cupcake

Is cupcake a noun or a verb?

Cupcake is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.

What is another word for cupcake?

Close synonyms of cupcake are fairy cake, queen cake and butterfly cake. See the full list of cupcake synonyms and antonyms.

What is the plural of cupcake?

The plural of cupcake is cupcakes.

What is the past tense of cupcake?

The past tense of cupcake is cupcaked. The present participle is cupcaking.