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noun cook·ie \ ˈku̇-kē \
variants: or cooky
Updated on: 19 May 2018
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Definition of cookie

plural cookies
1 : a small flat or slightly raised cake
2 a : an attractive woman
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

  1. This recipe makes about two dozen cookies.

  2. She put a batch of cookies into the oven.

  3. Don't worry about her—she's a tough cookie.

  4. You are one smart cookie.

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Origin and Etymology of cookie

Dutch koekje, diminutive of koek cake

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COOKIE Defined for English Language Learners

cookie

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Definition of cookie for English Language Learners

  • : 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)

COOKIE Defined for Kids

cookie

noun cook·ie \ ˈku̇-kē \

Definition of cookie for Students

plural cookies
: a small sweet cake

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  1. See words that rhyme with cookie Spanish Central: Translation of cookie Nglish: Translation of cookie for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of cookie for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about cookie

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