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fortune cookie

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noun

  • fortune cookies
    plural
  1. 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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Etymology

Origin of fortune cookie

First recorded in 1960–65


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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

That prize went this year to “Fremont,” about an Afghan translator working for a Chinese fortune cookie factory.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 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

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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