cookie
noun
cook·ie ˈku̇-kē 
variants or cooky
plural cookies
1
: a small flat or slightly raised cake
2
a
: an attractive woman
a buxom French cookie who haunts the … colony's one night spot 
Newsweek
Newsweek b
: person, guy
a tough cookie
3
: a small file or part of a file stored on a World Wide Web user's computer, created and subsequently read by a website server, and containing personal information (such as a user identification code, customized preferences, or a record of pages visited)
Synonyms
- babe [slang]
- beauty
- beauty queen
- cutie
- cutey
- dolly bird [British]
- enchantress
- eyeful
- fox
- goddess
- honey
- knockout
- queen
- stunner
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Example Sentences
This recipe makes about two dozen cookies. She put a batch of cookies into the oven. Don't worry about her—she's a tough cookie. You are one smart cookie.
Recent Examples on the Web Instead of following the same cookie-cutter lifestyle, think about doing something to bring a breath of fresh air into your life -- whether that's trying a new exercise program, a fresh eating plan, or a different way to work. Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Part of the reason for all the cookie-cutter content is that much of networks’ loyal audience—viewers over the age of 50—favors more traditional crime and legal dramas. Joe Flint, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 From there, the Malkins went about the business of opening tasting rooms, beginning in Normal Heights before securing a space in Ocean Beach that would spell the end of their cookie-cutter story and inspire a 180-degree pivot. Brandon Hernández, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Furthermore, the app gave a space to underrepresented demographics within the fashion industry that previously felt too-out-of-the-box in Instagram’s culture of cookie-cutter lifestyles. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2022 As for the cookie-cutter design, that’s a key part to keeping costs down. Amy Feldman, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Some said the providers, which are meant to deliver highly individualized treatment plans for each patient, instead used cookie-cutter templates. Tara Bannow, STAT, 15 Aug. 2022 In an era, where so many properties follow a cookie-cutter formula, staying in a space that honored the history of its original inhabitants was more than appreciated. Brande Victorian, Essence, 5 Aug. 2022 The morphable character of crypto tokens will confound cookie-cutter application of the regulated security definition. J.w. Verret, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 See More
Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Part of the reason for all the cookie-cutter content is that much of networks’ loyal audience—viewers over the age of 50—favors more traditional crime and legal dramas. Joe Flint, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 From there, the Malkins went about the business of opening tasting rooms, beginning in Normal Heights before securing a space in Ocean Beach that would spell the end of their cookie-cutter story and inspire a 180-degree pivot. Brandon Hernández, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Furthermore, the app gave a space to underrepresented demographics within the fashion industry that previously felt too-out-of-the-box in Instagram’s culture of cookie-cutter lifestyles. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2022 As for the cookie-cutter design, that’s a key part to keeping costs down. Amy Feldman, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Some said the providers, which are meant to deliver highly individualized treatment plans for each patient, instead used cookie-cutter templates. Tara Bannow, STAT, 15 Aug. 2022 In an era, where so many properties follow a cookie-cutter formula, staying in a space that honored the history of its original inhabitants was more than appreciated. Brande Victorian, Essence, 5 Aug. 2022 The morphable character of crypto tokens will confound cookie-cutter application of the regulated security definition. J.w. Verret, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Dutch koekje, diminutive of koek cake
First Known Use
1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing cookie
Kids Definition
cookie
noun
cook·ie ˈku̇-kē
plural cookies
: a small sweet cake
cookies
noun
1
as in goddesses
a lovely woman every time I see him, he's got some new cookie on his arm Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- goddesses
- beauties
- eyefuls
- queens
- belles
- fox
- honeys
- cuties
- dolls
- foxes
- peaches
- cuteys
- beauty queens
- babes
- pretties
- dolly birds
- stunners
- dishes
- enchantresses
- pinup girls
- bathing beauties
- cover girls
- charmers
- knockouts
- hotties
- sirens
- temptresses
- cutie-pies
- vamps
- coquettes
- lookers
- dreamboats
- femmes fatales
- houris
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- bags
- witches
- hags
- frumps
- crones
2
as in guys
a member of the human race the new CEO is said to be one sharp cookie Synonyms & Similar Words
- guys
- men
- things
- people
- lives
- creatures
- eggs
- birds
- parties
- fish
- humans
- babies
- fishes
- scouts
- customers
- souls
- individuals
- specimens
- ducks
- bodies
- devils
- beings
- characters
- human beings
- sorts
- mortals
- personalities
- bods
- faces
- wights
- personages
- hominids
- slobs
- stiffs
- heads
- neighbors
- sons of man
- homos
- fellows
- brothers
- humanoids
- selves
- celebrities
- fellowmen
- brethren
- somebodies
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- animals
- critters
- beasts
- beasties
- brutes