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cookie-cutter

cook·ie-cut·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koo k-ee kuht-er]
    • /ˈkʊk i ˈkʌt ər/
    • /ˈkʊki ˈkʌtə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koo k-ee kuht-er]
    • /ˈkʊk i ˈkʌt ər/

Definitions of cookie-cutter word

  • adjective cookie-cutter having the same configuration or look as many others of a given kind; identical: rows of cookie-cutter houses. 1
  • adjective cookie-cutter lacking individuality; stereotyped or formulaic: a novel filled with cookie-cutter characters. 1
  • noun cookie-cutter a device, usually of metal, for cutting shaped forms, as circles or stars, for cookies from dough that has been rolled flat. 1
  • noun cookie-cutter standardized, like all the others 1
  • adjective cookie-cutter Of or pertaining to cookie cutters. 0
  • adjective cookie-cutter (Idiomatic) (often pejorative) Looking or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is common, boring, or not applicable to all needs. 0
See all 6 definitions of cookie-cutter

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Origin of cookie-cutter

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Cookie-cutter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cookie-cutter

cookie-cutter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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