cookie

noun

cook·​ie ˈku̇-kē How to pronounce cookie (audio)
variants or cooky
plural cookies
Synonyms of cookienext
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
b
: person, guy
a tough cookie
3
cookie : 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)

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Examples of cookie in a Sentence

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.
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The packages in a California mail facility were labeled as almonds and chocolate cookies. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025 The Girl Scout cookie debacle is the latest instance of a food product raising alarm over the presence of contaminants. — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025 As privacy regulations tighten globally and third-party cookies fade into obsolescence, brands are finding themselves at a pivotal juncture. — Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Easter Joe-Joes Modeled after the beloved Chocolate Joe-Joe, the Easter version features four different cookies: milk chocolate, white chocolate, an egg design, and a bunny design. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cookie

Word History

Etymology

Dutch koekje, diminutive of koek cake

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cookie was in 1779

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cookie

noun
cook·​ie
variants or cooky
ˈku̇k-ē How to pronounce cookie (audio)
plural cookies
1
: a small sweet flat or slightly raised cake
2
cookie : a small computer file that contains information relating to websites a person has visited

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