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cookie
cookie
noun cook·ie \ˈku̇-kē\
: a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round and is made from flour and sugar
computers : a file that may be added to your computer when you visit a Web site and that contains information about you (such as an identification code or a record of the Web pages you have visited)
plural cook·ies
Full Definition of COOKIE
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: a small flat or slightly raised cake
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cookie : a small file or part of a file stored on a World Wide Web user's computer, created and subsequently read by a Web site server, and containing personal information (as a user identification code, customized preferences, or a record of pages visited)
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Variants of COOKIE
cook·ie or cooky \ˈku̇-kē\
Examples of COOKIE
- 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.
Origin of COOKIE
Dutch koekje, diminutive of koek cake
First Known Use: 1703
Related to COOKIE
- Synonyms
- babe [slang], beauty queen, beauty (or cooky), cutie (or cutey), dolly bird [British], enchantress, eyeful, fox, goddess, honey, knockout, queen, stunner
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