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 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

One of the interesting parts of Chang’s book is his first encounters with life in the U.S., including his amazement at so many offerings in supermarkets, his accidental visit to a gay bar, and the inclusion of fortune cookies in Chinese restaurant meals, unheard of in his native country. —Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 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