cremey

See also: creme-y

English

Alternative forms

• creme-y

Etymology

From creme +‎ -y.

Adjective

cremey (comparative more cremey, superlative most cremey)

1. Containing or resembling creme.
   • 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.

   • 1962, Baker’s Digest, section “New All-Weather Pastry Filling”, page 92, column 1:

     Year round use of custard-like fillings and toppings is possible with the development of “Rich ’n Cremey” pastry filling — a no-egg, no-milk, dry mix product developed by Ph. Orth Co.

   • 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).

   • 1983 February 16, “Sunshine Introduces the Creme of Their Crop”, in The Alabama Journal, number 33, Montgomery, Ala., page 3:

     With New Sunshine Cremers, the cremey middle is only half the story. We’ve sandwiched the cremey centers between two of our delicious Chocolate or Peanut Butter or Cinnamon Graham Cookies.

   • 1986, Bakery Production and Marketing, page 73, column 1:

     Cremey, chocolately, the great taste of Hydrox really stands out. Sunshine, where taste is everything.

   • 1996, MC: The Manufacturing Confectioner, page 98:

     Cremey Filling

   • 1996 January 22, The Times-News, number 22, Twin Falls, Ida., page D-3, column 1:

     So Cremey! / Light or dark chocolate / Butter cremes / Raspberry / Lemon ~ Orange ~ Lime / Vanilla ~ Mint / $6.30 lb

   • 1998 December 2, “Santastic Savings!”, in The Daily Sentinel, volume 106, number 13, Grand Junction, Colo., page 7, column 2:

     Hershey’s Pot of Gold Cameo Angels / 8 Molded White Cameos in Cremey Solid Milk Chocolate / 5.6 OUNCES

   • 1999 August 29, Merl Reagle, ““Advanced Placement Test”: Merl Reagle’s Crossword”, in Hartford Courant, volume CLXI, number 241, Hartford, Conn., section “Down”, page 5, column 1:

     Cremey snacks [solution: “OREOS”]

   • 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.

   • 2005 June 29, “Food Tip”, in Newsday, New York, N.Y., page B17, column 1:

     A very crème-y ice cream

   • 2018, James Frey, Katerina, Simon & Schuster:

     I love crème brûlée, though this isn’t any better than the crème brûlée I can get in America. And it’s too burned on top, the crème isn’t crèmey enough.

   • 2019, Micol Ostow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Slay Like a Girl: Ditch the Demons and Be Your Own Hero, Running Press:

     You once spent all your allowance on a new crème rinse that was neither crème-y nor rinse-y, which was an unfortunate life lesson.

2. (rare) Creme-colored.
   • 1996 April 19, “All Day Specials Saturday 8 A.M. - 11 P.M.”, in Billings Gazette, number 352, Billings, Mont., section “Ladies’”, page 6A, column 6:

     WEST 31ST / LEATHER OXFORD […] HUSH PUPPIES / ANGEL II & ANGEL MID […] SELECT LIFE / STRIDE PUMPS […] MOOTSIES TOOTSIES / CHICAGO & CREMEY […] BASS “CHRISSIE” / OXFORD […] ESPRIT / “COLORADO” CASUAL […] WEST 31ST “ELOISE” / SKIMMER

   • 1996 September 5, “Classified”, in Albuquerque Journal, number 248, Albuquerque, N.M., section 1196 (Furniture), page C6, column 9:

     RECLINER sofa Lazy Boy cremey Leather

   • 1997 May 23, “Classifieds”, in The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash., section 438 (Musical Instruments), subsection “Rock City Music: Memorial Weekend Specials; Now Open Sundays 12-5), page C12, column 4:

     Gibson Electrics Used / 80 LP Custom, cremey white, $999 / 79 LP Standard, tab/sunburst, $999 / 79 LP Custom, cremey, NICE $1299

   • 1998 May 27, “Classified”, in The Daily News, volume 156, number 47, Galveston, Tex., section 601 (Pets & Supplies), subsection “Cats”, page B10, column 6:

     CLEOPATRA- 1 1/2 year old female cremey orange and white with short hair who had kittens recently but wants you to pick her so she won’t litter again.

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