fortune cookie
noun
a thin folded wafer containing a prediction or maxim printed on a slip of paper: often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants.
fortune cookies
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pluralof fortune cookie.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Platitudes are for popsicle sticks and fortune cookies, not feature-length adaptations of literary classics intended to warn readers about how easily power can bleed into corruption.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
Chinese American fiber artist and night market vendor Genna Fong of Exquisite Knots said her crochet work of bamboo plants and fortune cookies are adored at the market in the CID.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
Free fortune cookies will be provided, and the mall also offers other activities, such as a “Festive, Instagrammable ‘Year of the Tiger’ Display.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2022
Also on view: Paintings inspired by random titles hidden in fortune cookies as part of an artist challenge; they’re in the group exhibition “Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?” running through Nov. 13.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2021
Then we talked about our San Francisco excursion, and eating all those dumplings and fortune cookies.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
