cookie
A small, sweet, baked food, often round and flat, like a chocolate chip cookie.
A small, usually round, sweet baked snack, often made from flour, sugar, and fat, sometimes with pieces like chocolate chips or nuts.
A small file that a website saves on your computer or phone to remember who you are or what you did on that site.
A small text file created by a website and stored on a user's computer or device, used to remember information about the user, such as login status, preferences, or activity.
A sweet or playful name you call someone you love, like a child or partner.
An affectionate or playful way of addressing someone, especially a child or a romantic partner.
A word for a person when you talk about a strong quality they have, especially in phrases like 'a tough cookie' or 'a smart cookie'.
A person, especially when described with an adjective that highlights a strong quality, often in fixed phrases such as a tough cookie or a smart cookie.
A very rude slang word for a woman's sex organs. It should not be used in polite conversation.
A vulgar slang term for a woman's external genitals.
- Base: cookie
- Plural: cookies
cookie-cutter
1Very similar, lacking originality
Used about things that all look the same and have no special or creative difference, like many houses or products.
- They live in a row of cookie-cutter houses in the suburbs.
- I'm tired of these cookie-cutter superhero movies.
- The company wanted something creative, not another cookie-cutter marketing plan.
fortune cookie
1Cookie with a paper fortune inside
A hard, thin cookie that has a small piece of paper inside with a short message or prediction, often given at the end of a meal in some Chinese restaurants.
- My fortune cookie said I would meet someone special this week.
- They laughed at the strange message inside the fortune cookie.
- At the end of the meal, everyone opened a fortune cookie and read their fortune aloud.
smart cookie
1Intelligent or quick-thinking person
A person who is very clever or good at understanding things quickly.
- You solved that problem in minutes; you're one smart cookie.
- She's a smart cookie, so the exam didn't worry her.
- They knew he was a smart cookie and offered him the job right away.
that's the way the cookie crumbles
1Accepting an unchangeable bad situation
Used to say that something bad has happened and we cannot change it, so we have to accept it.
- We lost the contract, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
- Sometimes you do everything right and still fail; that's just the way the cookie crumbles.
- He shrugged and said, "That's the way the cookie crumbles," when their team lost.
tough cookie
1Very strong, determined person
A person who is very strong, does not give up, and can handle difficult situations.
- She's a tough cookie and kept working through all the setbacks.
- You have to be a tough cookie to run your own business.
- Despite the bad news, he stayed calm and showed he was a tough cookie.
cookie jar
1Jar or container for cookies
A jar or container where cookies are kept; sometimes also used to talk about a place where money or other things are stored and can be taken.
- He sneaked into the kitchen to grab a cookie from the cookie jar.
- She keeps the chocolate chip cookies in a big cookie jar on the counter.
- They keep spare cash in a cookie jar on top of the fridge.
- I caught him with his hand in the cookie jar late at night.
- The report said too many people were dipping into the corporate cookie jar.
have one's hand in the cookie jar
1be caught taking something dishonestly
To be caught taking money or something else in a way that is not allowed, especially secretly.
- The politician was voted out after he was found with his hand in the cookie jar.
- If you change the numbers like that, you’ll look like you’ve got your hand in the cookie jar.
have one's hand in the cookie jar
2Be caught doing something dishonest
To be caught taking money or something else secretly and dishonestly, especially for yourself.
- The politician was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, taking public money for personal use.
- When the auditor checked the accounts, she found several managers with their hands in the cookie jar.
- If you keep changing those numbers, one day you will be caught with your hand in the cookie jar.