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fortune cookie

American

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of fortune cookie

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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Curtis described Freakier Friday - about a mother and daughter who switch bodies thanks to a magical Chinese fortune cookie - as "more fun and more emotional" than their 2003 film.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 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

But he is good enough that it’s not preposterous, with or without a fortune cookie.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 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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