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.
Origin of fortune cookie
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby fortune cookie
fortuity,
fortuna,
fortunate,
fortunately,
fortune,
fortune cookie,
fortune five hundred,
fortune hunter,
fortune-hunter,
fortune-teller,
fortunetelling
Example sentences from the Web for fortune cookie
Overall, the lessons Rumsfeld offers are pretty good ones, albeit often fortune-cookie philosophy.
‘Rumsfeld’s Rules’ Review: Good Rules, Shame He Didn’t Follow Them |Dean Obeidallah |May 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST