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fortune cookie
noun
: a thin cookie folded to contain a slip of paper on which is printed a fortune, proverb, or humorous statement
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Guests can now purchase a bouquet that includes 12 fortune cookies in a range of colors.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 7 May 2024
The French Silk pie that came with the fortune cookies didn't appear on the bill.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
In Freaky Friday, the pair starred as single mother Tess and teen daughter Anna Coleman, who switch bodies after opening an enchanted fortune cookie and have to walk a day in each other’s shoes before getting back to normal.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2024
Little bags that once held fortune cookies, with pagodas faintly printed on them in red.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
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“Fortune cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortune%20cookie. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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fortune cookie
noun
: a thin cookie folded to contain a slip of paper on which is written a fortune
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