fortune cookie
noun
: a thin cookie folded to contain a slip of paper on which is printed a fortune, proverb, or humorous statement
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All fortune cookies must be written in the United States of America.
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Bob Eckstein, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
In Disney’s 2003 film, itself a remake of the 1976 film, Lohan and Curtis play a mother-daughter duo who swap bodies after eating a magical fortune cookie.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
More often than not, what people get from astrology resembles personal reflection more than a kind of cosmic fortune cookie.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
Become a regular, and the fortune cookie at the end of your meal might have a personalized message inside.
—Nicola Chilton, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
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Bob Eckstein, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
In Disney’s 2003 film, itself a remake of the 1976 film, Lohan and Curtis play a mother-daughter duo who swap bodies after eating a magical fortune cookie.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
More often than not, what people get from astrology resembles personal reflection more than a kind of cosmic fortune cookie.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
Become a regular, and the fortune cookie at the end of your meal might have a personalized message inside.
—Nicola Chilton, AFAR Media, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fortune cookie
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“Fortune cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortune%20cookie. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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