A cookie is data sent from a website and stored on your computer which allows websites to record your browsing activity and remember information.
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cookie in British English
or cooky (ˈkʊkɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-ies
1. US and Canadian
a small flat dry sweet or plain cake of many varieties, baked from a dough
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): biscuit
2. a Scot word for bun
3. informal
a person
smart cookie
4. computing
a piece of data downloaded to a computer by a website, containing details of the preferences of that computer's user which identify the user when revisiting that website
5. that's the way the cookie crumbles
Word origin
C18: from Dutch koekje, diminutive of koek cake
cookie in American English
(ˈkʊki)
noun
1. US
a small, sweet cake, variously shaped, filled, etc., but usually flat and either crisp or chewy
2. Scottish
a bun
3. US, Slang
a.
a person, esp. one qualified as tough, smart, shrewd, etc.
b.
an attractive young woman
4. US, Computing
a small file placed automatically on a user's hard disk, as by a website or online service, for the purpose of storing information about and recognizing the user
Idioms:
toss one's cookies
Word origin
prob. Du koekje, dim. of koek, a cake; akin to cake
More idioms containing
cookie
a tough cookie
that's the way the cookie crumbles
a smart cookie
be caught with your hand in the cookie jar
All related terms of 'cookie'
drop cookie
any of various cookies made from dough which is dropped onto a baking sheet as by teaspoonfuls
cookie cutter
a shape with a sharp edge for cutting individual biscuits from a sheet of dough
cookie sheet
a flat metal pan on which cookies are baked
tough cookie
If you say that someone is a tough cookie , you mean that they have a strong and determined character .
fortune cookie
A fortune cookie is a sweet , crisp cake which contains a piece of paper which is supposed to say what will happen to you in the future . Fortune cookies are often served in Chinese restaurants .
a smart cookie
a clever person who has good ideas
a tough cookie
a person who is very determined to get what they want
tollhouse cookie
a kind of chocolate chip cookie
chocolate chip cookie
a biscuit containing chips of chocolate
that's the way the cookie crumbles
said to mean that you should accept the way that things happen , even if it is bad
be caught with your hand in the cookie jar
to be caught stealing or doing something wrong . The usual British expression is have your hand in the till .
amaretto
an Italian liqueur with a flavour of almonds
Chinese translation of 'cookie'
cookie
(ˈkukɪ)
n(c)
(US, for eating) 小甜饼(餅) (xiǎotiánbǐng) (块(塊), kuài)