powder puff

¹

noun

1. a soft, feathery ball or pad, as of cotton or down, for applying powder to the skin.

powder-puff

²

[pou-der-puhf]

adjective

Informal.

1. limited to participation by women or girls.

   She plays on the powder-puff touch football team.

2. inconsequential; trifling; lightweight.

   a powder-puff company with little financing and a weak sales effort.

powder puff

noun

1. a soft pad or ball of fluffy material used for applying cosmetic powder to the skin

Word History and Origins

Origin of powder puff¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Origin of powder puff²

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

She slapped her powder puff throne.

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Her throne was an old cast-off powder puff.

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Bald patches, spectacles, and all: Aunt Fannie upon her powder puff throne.

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“To do another take, they’d first brought in helicopters to blow the sand but that didn’t really work. Then they used a very big version of a powder puff on a high pole.”

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“A lot of people have misconstrued the idea that flag football is powder puff,” said Fulford, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina.

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