/ ˈkʊki; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )
1.
( especially NAmE ) a small flat sweet cake for one person, usually baked until crisp :
chocolate chip cookies
a cookie jar
—compare biscuit , cracker
—see also fortune cookie
2.
smart / tough ~ ( NAmE , informal ) a smart / tough person
3.
( computing ) a computer file with information in it that is sent to the central server each time a particular person uses a network or the Internet
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IDIOMS
see way noun
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Dutch koekje little cake, diminutive of koek .