Used in a Sentence

cupcakes

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cupcakes.

Editorial note

The first repo I visited was cupcakes, because, well who doesn't love cupcakes?

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cupcakes gathered in one view.

noun

A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.

noun

(slang) An attractive young woman.

noun

(slang) A weak or effeminate man.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cupcakes.

noun

A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.

noun

(slang) An attractive young woman.

noun

(slang) A weak or effeminate man.

noun

(informal) Term of endearment.

Example sentences

1

The first repo I visited was cupcakes, because, well who doesn't love cupcakes?

2

How about a cupcake company that sells designer bite size cupcakes to people who need a sugar fix.

3

Sometimes this means baking cupcakes for the team, just because.

4

But it makes the workplace less accessible to people who don't like cupcakes or laser tag.

5

Some interesting teams made cupcakes they could distribute to offices and sell at much higher margins.

6

But cupcakes and yoga are pretty close to the activities which have some gender-attachments.

7

Not for our customers, but I buy cupcakes for people who go the extra mile to help me out.

8

They might try to save the company by, say, selling cupcakes on-line!

9

Most of the new joints charge about $3 for a cupcake Can't you get a dozen cupcakes at the grocery store for that price?

10

Even, if I own a bakery shop, I would want leads from people asking for cupcakes.

11

The idea is to make things inclusionary by being fun, and I hope they continue, even if people want to make a point of being offended about eating cupcakes at a programming class.

12

You shall not pry cupcakes from my masculine paws.

Quote examples

1

The girl with the thick-rimmed glasses has never rolled a D12 or written a line of assembly - she thinks only about cupcakes and "vintage" dresses.

2

I think the author was getting at this: cupcakes are simple, so people try to add "features" to justify the price/attract customers.

3

"Going to voting station, standing in queue and voting is a painful process and most of us don't take the trouble." Not exactly cupcakes and candy in America either.

Proper noun examples

1

Cupcakes represent a stable, decentralized currency with a proof-of-work (you had to bake a cupcake to get one!).

2

Cupcakes have gotten popular at weddings.

3

Started volunteering with three different learn to code initiative with the intent to help curb the gender gap in tech and get kids interested in programming: CoderDojoChi[1], GirlDevelopIt[2] and Code and Cupcakes[3].

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cupcakes in a sentence?

The first repo I visited was cupcakes, because, well who doesn't love cupcakes?

What does cupcakes mean?

A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.

What part of speech is cupcakes?

cupcakes is commonly used as noun.