fortune cookie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fortune cookie
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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In Freaky Friday, the mother and daughter duo eat a magical Chinese fortune cookie, which results in them switching bodies.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024
Originally called “motto hearts,” the heart-shaped candies were conceived from a “cockle,” a Civil War-era scalloped candy that contained a wholesome message written on colored paper inside it, akin to a fortune cookie.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024
On any given afternoon at Reclaim Clay, which Wilson and Matsuo started in a former fortune cookie factory, studio members might lounge around, joking while carving stripes into mugs or painting checkerboards on vases.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023
Arttu Luukanen, the team’s representative at the event, offered me a bright yellow fortune cookie made from the powder.
From Scientific American • Jun. 12, 2023
Today, though, all Leo could think about was the stupid fortune cookie he had opened in Rome.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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