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/kup"kayk'/, n.1. a small cake, the size of an individual portion, baked in a cup-shaped mold.2. Older Slang.a. a sexually attractive young woman.b. a beloved girl or woman.[1820-30, Amer.; CUP + CAKE]
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cupcake — noun /ˈkʌpkeɪk/ a) A small cake baked in a paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top. Whatever else this cupcake might be up to, she was no piker. b) An attractive young woman … Wiktionary
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