英语词汇cupcake的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	cupcake
词源	cupcake. Damon Runyon coined this word for a pretty young girl from “cake.” It first appeared in a short story he wrote for Collier’s Magazine (May 6, 1939). Other words he coined for a pretty young thing are honeysuckle, nasturtium, pancake, and gorgeous.
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