fortune cookie

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Donya works for a fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023 Woven in Guapi, on the southwest coast of Colombia, the baskets caught my eye with their intricately woven diamond pattern and almost fortune cookie–like shape. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2020 Peppering the fairs and festivals of India, striking in their boldly colored if battered armor, are a fleet of robots that are part fortune cookie, part street-corner psychic. Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2012 Marjaneh Moghimi, Sudnya Shroff, Rachael Fung, George Rush, Chris Martin, Laura Wagner) — Donya works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Vulture, 4 Jan. 2023 Particle physicist Randall delivers, peppering serious science with anecdotes about Roombas and fortune cookie messages. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2015 The film tells the story of Donya, a 20-something former translator for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, who now works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023 Marjaneh Moghimi, Sudnya Shroff, Rachael Fung, George Rush, Chris Martin, Laura Wagner) — Donya works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Vulture, 4 Jan. 2023 Marjaneh Moghimi, Sudnya Shroff, Rachael Fung, George Rush, Chris Martin, Laura Wagner) — Donya works for a Chinese fortune cookie factory in San Francisco. Vulture, 4 Jan. 2023 See More

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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 31 Mar. 2023.

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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