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toss one's cookies

cook·ie
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koo k-ee]
    • /tɔs, tɒs wʌnz ˈkʊk i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koo k-ee]
    • /tɔs, tɒs wʌnz ˈkʊk i/

Definitions of toss one's cookies words

  • noun toss one's cookies a small cake made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan (cookie sheet) and baked. 1
  • noun toss one's cookies Informal. dear; sweetheart (a term of address, usually connoting affection). 1
  • noun toss one's cookies Slang. a person: a smart cookie; a tough cookie. an alluring young woman. 1
  • noun toss one's cookies Computers. a message, or segment of data, containing information about a user, sent by a web server to a browser and sent back to the server each time the browser requests a web page. 1
  • noun toss one's cookies South Atlantic States (chiefly North Carolina) . a doughnut. 1
  • noun toss one's cookies Scot. a bun. 1

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Origin of toss one's cookies

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705; < Dutch koekie, dialectal variant of koekje, equivalent to koek cake + -je diminutive suffix

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Parts of speech for Toss one's cookies

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

toss one's cookies popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for toss one's cookies

verb toss one's cookies

  • barf — If someone barfs, they vomit.
  • boff — a loud, hearty laugh
  • boffing — Theater. a box-office hit. a joke or humorous line producing hearty laughter.
  • chunder — to vomit
  • chundering — vomit.

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