fortune cookie
Americannoun
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fortune cookies
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of fortune cookie
First recorded in 1960–65
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He came across the phrase on a slip of paper in a Chinese fortune cookie back in the early 1990s, and pasted it, as he regularly did other finds, in a notebook.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
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
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
Yum Li has put the third fortune cookie into the smallest to-go container I have ever seen.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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