creamy crack

9.9

A creamy food that people find very hard to stop eating

noun

Slang

: adicción cremosa

That new caramel pudding is creamy crack—everyone keeps coming back for seconds.

Examples

My aunt's mashed potatoes are basically creamy crack at every family dinner.
For many people, cheese fondue is the ultimate creamy crack on a cold night.
This chocolate mousse is pure creamy crack!
Many people find creamy crack desserts hard to resist.
For many people, cheese fondue is the ultimate creamy crack on a cold night.
My aunt's mashed potatoes are basically creamy crack at every family dinner.
That new caramel pudding is creamy crack—everyone keeps coming back for seconds.

Antonyms

repulsive

59 5.5

Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell

unappealing

15 4.1

Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting

How Addictive

creamy crack

Slang

9.9

addiction

289 4.1

craving

78 3.7

temptation

192 3.8

treat

398 1.0

Surface Forms

creamy crack singular

creamy cracks plural

Morphology

creamy + crack

This phrase uses a metaphorical extension of 'crack' (the highly addictive drug) to mean 'extremely addictive or irresistible', combined with the transparent adjective 'creamy' to specify the sensory quality. While a learner who knows both senses can infer the intended meaning, the expression is slangy and relies on cultural/metaphorical knowledge rather than straightforward composition, so it is not fully predictable for B1 learners.

Etymology

Creamy crack probably comes from a strong image: very rich, smooth food (creamy) that people find as hard to stop eating as the drug crack. So, the phrase means 'something very addictive or irresistibly appealing'.