cookie-cutter

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adjective

cook·​ie-cut·​ter ˈku̇-kē-ˌkə-tər 

: marked by lack of originality or distinction

cookie-cutter shopping malls

cookie cutter

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noun

: a device used to cut rolled cookie dough into shapes before baking

Examples of cookie-cutter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Homeowners are trading cookie-cutter interiors for rooms that feel unmistakably their own, and the main character home decor trend is leading the shift. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026

So there’s no cookie-cutter, national model for how to run a campaign and particularly in a cycle like this midterm cycle. — NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Noun

Using a 4- to 5-inch cookie cutter (or a similar-size plastic deli container), cut out rounds from the dough. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Use alphabet cookie cutters to practice spelling words, or roll out the dough and shape letters by hand. — Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1922, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cookie-cutter

• kilometre
• butter
• clutter
• cutter
• flutter
• gutter
• mutter
• nutter
• putter
• rutter
• shutter
• sputter