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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

  • (..) Whoa! Cool glasses. Oh. I'm Antonio. I'm Margo. I was just going to get a cookie. Care to join me? Uh, sure. I'm Margo. Um, I'll catch up with you guys later. (..)
    2013 Despicable Me 2