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noun

a thin folded wafer containing a prediction or maxim printed on a slip of paper: often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants.

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Origin of fortune cookie

First recorded in 1960–65

To which I can only add, pass the fortune cookies and party on.
At Lucky Danger, two talented chefs just want to have fun with their American Chinese food|Tom Sietsema|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
The building used to be an all-girls school, and when it was initially purchased by Fortune it was dilapidated.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Stanley Richards, Senior Vice President of the Fortune Society, gave a tour along with a few residents.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There was also the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet, and the cookie diet.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That good fortune meant CNN had the only TV correspondent on the scene.
CNN's Overnight Sydney Star|Lloyd Grove|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hitchcock had the historical good fortune to have worked from silent films through television.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The fortune was proving quite as large as he had expected, and not even an inquest had been held upon the dead man.
Uncanny Tales|Various
But "the cards never forgive," and as a rule Dame Fortune is relentless to the reckless player.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Aristide always regarded the fortune of the moment as if it would last forever.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The fact that her fortune was vaguely threatened did not cause her anxiety: she scarcely realized it.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett