Cupcake
noun
A small cake baked in a cup-like shape.
She baked a batch of chocolate cupcakes for her friends.
Often appears as...
- chocolate cupcake
- vanilla cupcake
noun
A term of endearment for someone loved or cherished.
Don't worry, cupcake, I'm sure you did great on your test.
Often appears as...
- sweet as a cupcake
- my little cupcake
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
noun
A small cake baked in a cup-like shape.
She baked a batch of chocolate cupcakes for her friends.
Often appears as...
- chocolate cupcake
- vanilla cupcake
noun
A term of endearment for someone loved or cherished.
Don't worry, cupcake, I'm sure you did great on your test.
Often appears as...
- sweet as a cupcake
- my little cupcake
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Occasions
Cupcakes are often associated with celebrations like birthdays or parties.
We're having cupcakes at my birthday party!
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Remember, cupcakes are smaller than regular cakes and usually meant for one person.
I ate a cupcake in just three bites.
Pro Tip 3/3Customizable
Cupcakes can have different flavors, toppings, and decorations, which are often colorful.
They ordered fifty custom cupcakes with pink frosting for the event.
Pro Tip 1/3Occasions
Cupcakes are often associated with celebrations like birthdays or parties.
We're having cupcakes at my birthday party!
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Remember, cupcakes are smaller than regular cakes and usually meant for one person.
I ate a cupcake in just three bites.
Pro Tip 3/3Customizable
Cupcakes can have different flavors, toppings, and decorations, which are often colorful.
They ordered fifty custom cupcakes with pink frosting for the event.
Pro Tip 1/3Occasions
Cupcakes are often associated with celebrations like birthdays or parties.
We're having cupcakes at my birthday party!
Pro Tip 2/3Size Matters
Remember, cupcakes are smaller than regular cakes and usually meant for one person.
I ate a cupcake in just three bites.
Pro Tip 3/3Customizable
Cupcakes can have different flavors, toppings, and decorations, which are often colorful.
They ordered fifty custom cupcakes with pink frosting for the event.
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An ode to the millennial...
none of your business because the world is no longer yours we took away the Y's and create our own parser now with ours I said the world is no longer yours we became the Generation Y before you could arks it so now it's ours so whether it's cupcake machines kennel computers or driverless cars we don't believe in war
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Why monkeys (and humans)...
Now you may be wondering how we know what monkeys prefer. Well, we ask them, by giving them a choice between two foods and seeing which one they pick. Generally speaking, their preferences are a lot like the sweeter it is, the more they like it. So, much like humans prefer cupcakes to kale,
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Horse & Dog Whisperers...
otherwise it would be like this you know sniffing around and this when you're the pack leader because they're doing exactly what you want them to do prey is right there doesn't mean they have to get near them tell me about the horse now cupcake is one of our therapy horses
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
I actually found three separate recipes in the literature. My favorite being the one that says -- you know, they have the ingredients listed, and then in a recipe it will say, for example, two dozen cupcakes." This one said, one ejaculate."
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Grizz Quiz: How Much Do...
nature a big bear holding a cupcake her big rascal I'm Chris Morgan I'm an ecologist and filmmaker bears have been my specialty for 25 years I've worked all over the world and even captured radio collared and tracked them on foot
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For the love of fangirls...
Harry Styles was reputed for his compassionate demeanor and perfect hair. I learn this when I read thousands of tweets about him. I learn that he is a sweet cupcake. I learn that he is a perfect angel. I learn that one time,
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Why corporate diversity...
And so when this engineer pointed out the mistake in calculation, she told us, the response of her department was so massively negative that, she said, "Now I'm just smiling a lot and bringing in cupcakes."
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Life is messy. Embrace...
was until I got dropped kicked by a word with more syllables in the back of a package of hostess cupcakes membra no proliferative glomerulonephritis that's a mouthful or a lungful for my sister
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See How America...
the party has started everybody's got their glasses a lot of fun they got ice cream they've got cupcakes going on good day to be working
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Inside the Extraordinary...
of planning you know to get them to run its aside for olay yeah I'd love to be in last night so let me create a cupcake
Video examples
An ode to the millennial...
none of your business because the world is no longer yours we took away the Y's and create our own parser now with ours I said the world is no longer yours we became the Generation Y before you could arks it so now it's ours so whether it's cupcake machines kennel computers or driverless cars we don't believe in war
Video examples
Why monkeys (and humans)...
Now you may be wondering how we know what monkeys prefer. Well, we ask them, by giving them a choice between two foods and seeing which one they pick. Generally speaking, their preferences are a lot like the sweeter it is, the more they like it. So, much like humans prefer cupcakes to kale,
Video examples
Horse & Dog Whisperers...
otherwise it would be like this you know sniffing around and this when you're the pack leader because they're doing exactly what you want them to do prey is right there doesn't mean they have to get near them tell me about the horse now cupcake is one of our therapy horses
Video examples
Mary Roach: 10 things...
I actually found three separate recipes in the literature. My favorite being the one that says -- you know, they have the ingredients listed, and then in a recipe it will say, for example, two dozen cupcakes." This one said, one ejaculate."
Video examples
Grizz Quiz: How Much Do...
nature a big bear holding a cupcake her big rascal I'm Chris Morgan I'm an ecologist and filmmaker bears have been my specialty for 25 years I've worked all over the world and even captured radio collared and tracked them on foot
Video examples
For the love of fangirls...
Harry Styles was reputed for his compassionate demeanor and perfect hair. I learn this when I read thousands of tweets about him. I learn that he is a sweet cupcake. I learn that he is a perfect angel. I learn that one time,
Video examples
Why corporate diversity...
And so when this engineer pointed out the mistake in calculation, she told us, the response of her department was so massively negative that, she said, "Now I'm just smiling a lot and bringing in cupcakes."
Video examples
Life is messy. Embrace...
was until I got dropped kicked by a word with more syllables in the back of a package of hostess cupcakes membra no proliferative glomerulonephritis that's a mouthful or a lungful for my sister
Video examples
See How America...
the party has started everybody's got their glasses a lot of fun they got ice cream they've got cupcakes going on good day to be working
Video examples
Inside the Extraordinary...
of planning you know to get them to run its aside for olay yeah I'd love to be in last night so let me create a cupcake
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Quote examples
Kamasi Washington
American Musician
Becoming a musician is a strange thing. It's not all cupcakes and ice cream. You're trying to master an instrument, and you sometimes can't tell if you're getting better. You love it, but you also hate it.
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Karin Slaughter
American Writer
I'm really boring. I get up early. I go to bed early. I don't smoke or drink. I mean, I'll eat a cupcake. I'm just not a crazy, stay-out-all-night sort of person. I love writing.
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David Lynch
American Director
Sugar does make people happy, but then you fall off the edge after a few minutes, so I've really pretty much cut it out of my diet. Except for cupcakes. I like those.
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Darcey Bussell
English Dancer
Being a full-time mother is one of the biggest jobs in the world; it's like another career for me. I love every moment of it - even the challenge of making cupcakes.
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Zoe Foster Blake
Australian Author
Marriage isn't always cupcakes and Jesus juice, but it's important to show each other your marriage is a priority and that you still love them.
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Rachel Khoo
British Chef
Children love cupcakes and so do I - a good one makes the perfect afternoon pick-me-up.
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Ashlee Simpson
American Musician
Being pregnant was the healthiest I've ever been in my life. Except for the cupcakes.
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Gloria Steinem
American Activist
America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.
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Judy Blume
American Author
Anyone who thinks my life is cupcakes is all wrong.
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Shay Mitchell
Canadian Actress
I'll never turn down a red velvet cupcake.
Quote examples
Kamasi Washington
American Musician
Becoming a musician is a strange thing. It's not all cupcakes and ice cream. You're trying to master an instrument, and you sometimes can't tell if you're getting better. You love it, but you also hate it.
Quote examples
Karin Slaughter
American Writer
I'm really boring. I get up early. I go to bed early. I don't smoke or drink. I mean, I'll eat a cupcake. I'm just not a crazy, stay-out-all-night sort of person. I love writing.
Quote examples
David Lynch
American Director
Sugar does make people happy, but then you fall off the edge after a few minutes, so I've really pretty much cut it out of my diet. Except for cupcakes. I like those.
Quote examples
Darcey Bussell
English Dancer
Being a full-time mother is one of the biggest jobs in the world; it's like another career for me. I love every moment of it - even the challenge of making cupcakes.
Quote examples
Zoe Foster Blake
Australian Author
Marriage isn't always cupcakes and Jesus juice, but it's important to show each other your marriage is a priority and that you still love them.
Quote examples
Rachel Khoo
British Chef
Children love cupcakes and so do I - a good one makes the perfect afternoon pick-me-up.
Quote examples
Ashlee Simpson
American Musician
Being pregnant was the healthiest I've ever been in my life. Except for the cupcakes.
Quote examples
Gloria Steinem
American Activist
America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.
Quote examples
Judy Blume
American Author
Anyone who thinks my life is cupcakes is all wrong.
Quote examples
Shay Mitchell
Canadian Actress
I'll never turn down a red velvet cupcake.
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