Definitions for fortune cookie
for·tune cook·ie

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. fortune cookienoun

   thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fortune cookienoun

   A type of hollow snack, common in westernized Chinese food, containing a message on a narrow strip of paper, generally with a wise or vaguely prophetic message printed on the paper.

2. fortune cookienoun

   A quote-of-the-day feature (especially on *nix systems.)

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fortune cookie

   A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese phrase with translation and/or a list of lucky numbers used by some as lottery numbers. Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States, Canada, and other countries, but they are not Chinese in origin. The exact origin of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century. They most likely originated from cookies made by Japanese immigrants to the United States in the late 19th or early 20th century. The Japanese version did not have the Chinese lucky numbers and was eaten with tea.

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1. fortune cookie

   A fortune cookie is a crisp, sugary cookie usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil, with a piece of paper inside containing a prediction, wise or cryptic message, or proverb. It is often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States and other Western countries. The message inside is traditionally a piece of advice, prophecy or even a lottery number. It is folded into a specific shape while still hot and soft.

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1. Fortune cookie

   A fortune cookie is a crisp cookie usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a "fortune" wrapped inside. A "fortune" is a piece of paper with words of wisdom or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese phrase with translation or a list of lucky numbers used by some as lottery numbers, some of which have become actual winner numbers. Fortune cookies are often served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States and some other countries, but are absent in China. The exact provenance of fortune cookies is unclear, though various immigrant groups in California claim to have popularized them in the early 20th century, basing their recipe on a traditional Japanese cracker. Fortune cookies have been summarized as being "introduced by the Japanese, popularized by the Chinese, but ultimately ... consumed by Americans."

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1. fortune cookie

   [WAITS, via Unix; common] A random quote, item of trivia, joke, or maxim printed to the user's tty at login time or (less commonly) at logout time. Items from this lexicon have often been used as fortune cookies. See cookie file.

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1. fortune cookie

   Quotes by fortune cookie -- Explore a large variety of famous quotes made by fortune cookie on the Quotes.net website.

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How to pronounce fortune cookie?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fortune cookie in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fortune cookie in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fortune cookie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of fortune cookie in a Sentence

1. Panda Express fortune cookie:

   Don't forget to say I love you Make time for a relaxing vacation. You have the passion and ability to accomplish things great and small. Help me! I'm trapped inside a fortune cookie factory.

2. Bethenny Frankel:

   The best part about being single is that the future is a fortune cookie, we just don’t know.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fortune cookie
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fortune_Cookie
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_Cookie
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fortune cookie
6. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#FortuneCookie