fortune cookie

noun

: a thin cookie folded to contain a slip of paper on which is printed a fortune, proverb, or humorous statement

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This reimagines something as lowly as a fortune cookie into something far more than a treat but media real estate. — Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes.com, 7 June 2026 The culinary team on Air Force One served beef stir fry and fortune cookies to the delegation. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 Villaraigosa flitted around the racers’ VIP tent, spotted a bowl of fortune cookies and made a beeline. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026 Unlike a skippable pre-roll ad, a fortune cookie requires active participation. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fortune cookie

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fortune cookie was in 1940

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fortune cookie

noun
: a thin cookie folded to contain a slip of paper on which is written a fortune
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