The 'Cake' part of this term refers to the 'caking' on of foundation on the
face with intent to cover pimples . When too much foundation is conspicuous&&could be 'melted' off from too much sun or other sources of heat/light , you know the foundation has been 'caked' on .
The '
Cupcake' part as a whole refers to the pimples which are still visible through the foundation . The pimples simply represent sprinkles , such as the ones found on most cupcakes .
The 'Whore' part of the term may be interpreted in many ways both positive&&negative . This definition will be more focused on the '
Cupcake' aspect of the term . It is your decision on how to interpret this part .
'
Cupcake Whore' is also a term relevant to that of the 'scene kid' term . Many young girls may start off referring to themselves as '
Cupcake Whores' to identify themselves to other 'scene kids' .