fortune cookie

noun

: a thin cookie folded to contain a slip of paper on which is printed a fortune, proverb, or humorous statement

Examples of fortune cookie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web No detail was spared at this affair as each place setting included a custom giant fortune cookie name card and a traditional red envelope that held a crisp one-dollar note to ensure good luck and prosperity to all guests for the upcoming year. Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2024 Teaming up with Rick to prevent that catastrophic fate, Jerry ends up in the middle of a hilariously over-the-top sci-fi battle in the fortune cookie factory. Huntley Woods and Christian Holub, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023 People of all ages have a role: Toddlers carry flags, teens and young adults dance in the lion costumes, and older adults hold banners, play instruments and hand fortune cookies to spectators. Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024 Menu staples include egg foo young, chop suey and fortune cookies that appeal to Americans but aren’t as widely popular in China. Russell Flannery, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 Inspired the creation of slot machines, jukeboxes, martinis, popsicles, and fortune cookies. Bob Fisher, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023 Popular foods like General Tso's chicken, egg foo young, orange chicken and even the beloved fortune cookies aren't considered to be traditional Chinese food. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023 There is no shortage of attention-grabbing pastry on the Strip, from a dark chocolate fedora at the Encore’s Sinatra to a giant fortune cookie at Tao Asian Bistro at the Venetian. Brett Martin, Bon Appétit, 8 Nov. 2023 Nowhere is Fremont more alive than in the therapist’s office, where Turkington expresses his love of Jack London, his own fascination with fortune cookies, and finds himself, in his effort to draw Donya out, emotionally unmoored. Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fortune cookie was in 1940

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“Fortune cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortune%20cookie. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

fortune cookie

noun
: a thin cookie folded to contain a slip of paper on which is written a fortune
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