cookie

noun

cook·​ie ˈku̇-kē How to pronounce cookie (audio)
variants or cooky
plural cookies
Synonyms of cookienext
1
: a small flat or slightly raised cake
2
a
: an attractive woman
… a buxom French cookie who haunts the … colony's one night spot.—Newsweek
b
: person, guy
a tough cookie
3
cookie : a small file or part of a file stored on an Internet 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

This recipe makes about two dozen cookies. She put a batch of cookies into the oven. Don't worry about her—she's a tough cookie. You are one smart cookie.
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Users are then prompted to download malicious files, after which the hijackers infect the user's device with malware that collects browser cookies, passwords, documents and more, Microsoft said. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Today, crews enjoy a wide variety of foods, including tortillas, spicy shrimp cocktails, rehydratable macaroni and cheese, and occasional treats such as brownies, cookies and fresh fruit delivered by cargo spacecraft. — Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 In the early days, the two cousins spent countless early mornings mixing cookie dough, late nights scrubbing kitchens, and weekends wondering whether the business would survive another week. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 According to Crumbl, the cookie starts with a lime sugar cookie rolled in a spicy cheese crisp mixture. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cookie

Word History

Etymology

Dutch koekje, diminutive of koek cake

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cookie was in 1779

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cookie-cutter
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“Cookie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cookie. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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cookie

noun
cook·​ie
variants or cooky
ˈku̇k-ē How to pronounce cookie (audio)
plural cookies
1
: a small sweet flat or slightly raised cake
2
cookie : a small computer file that contains information relating to websites a person has visited

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