cookie

Definition

  • noun: a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round and is made from flour and sugar
  • noun: a small flat or slightly raised cake
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: bickie, qualifier, l

Examples

  • Opponents accused the candidate of taking a 'cookie-cutter' approach to the problem. [=of not coming up with new ideas to deal with the problem]

  • I'm disappointed that I didn't get the job but 'that's the way the cookie crumbles'. [='that's how it goes']

  • Don't worry about her—she's a 'tough cookie'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) at in the morning. - That's right, and we hung out in the car. - Eating fudge for breakfast. Mom had heard about Mrs. Fields. You know, the cookie lady? And she figured that her fudge was just as good as those cookies, so- So she was gonna make a fortune. When it finally opened, we went in (..)
    2005 In Her Shoes
  • (..) break down the door? Yes. Shoelace. For Caroline, yes. For Caroline. She was gone, cookie. And you pushing your way into that house wasn't gonna do a thing for her. - She wanted me there. - You don't know that. - Yes, I do. I know. (..)
    2005 In Her Shoes