fortune cookie

noun

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

Examples of fortune cookie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the first film, mystical Chinese fortune cookies cause Anna, a rebellious teenager, and her uptight mother, Tess, to swap bodies. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025

Pei-Pei is the owner of the restaurant that serves Tess and Anna the fortune cookies that turn their worlds upside down. —Lisa Stardust, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025

The original film, in which mother and daughter trade places after eating a magical fortune cookie, launched to $22 million and powered to $110 million domestically and $160 million globally. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025

Built in 1941 as a paper mill, the former Sunrise Food Products Inc., at 425 W. 4th Ave., cranked out fortune cookies for Chinese restaurants for more than six decades, Precourt said. —John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fortune cookie

• bookie
• rookie

Kids Definition

fortune cookie

noun

: a thin cookie folded to contain a slip of paper on which is written a fortune