creme-y

creme-y (comparative more creme-y, superlative most creme-y)

1. Alternative form of cremey.
   • 1946 February 25, “Louis Philippe”, in Life, page 20, column 1:

     Lipstick, creme base of satin sheen and incredible clinging power. 9 luscious shades. Rouge, creme or dry, to match. Cake make-up with the creme-y base that protects as it beautifies.

   • 1966 March 4, “Word game from each NABISCO cookie name?”, in Life, section “Dance for Oreo Creme Sandwich”, page 47:

     Words come easy for America’s favorite cookie. How about dance? You’ll dance for joy when you taste the crisp, chocolate-y wafers. You’ll dance some more for all that smooth, creme-y luscious filling.

   • 1966 November 18, “Let’s have a show of hands for chocolatey Nabisco cookies”, in Life, page 46:

     Two layers of crisp wafers and creme-y filling inside.

   • 1967 November 3, “Nabisco likes to pour it on thick”, in Life, page 7:

     Super-delicious goodness over nabisco Creme Wafer Sticks (two crisp wafers, with creme-y filling) and nabisco Fancy Grahams (crunchy grahams inside).

   • 2002 April 24, Karen Vibert-Kennedy, “Sometimes hard to find, but it goes down easy”, in The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, Calif., page C 7, column 4:

     But even though John’s terrific service is reason enough to make a person love Little Debbie right there, it’s the ooey, gooey, sweet, molasses-y, oaty, oily, creamy — er, I mean creme-y (Little Debbie doesn’t even pretend there’s any cream in its creme) — characteristics of the pie itself that wedge that sucker under your skin. […] Creme-y goodness: Inside the Little Debbie soft oatmeal cookie, there’s a distinctive — non-dairy — goopy white center.

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