Cookie-cutter definition

ko͝okē-cŭtər
A device for cutting flattened cookie dough into shapes before baking.
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Appearing to be mass-produced; identical in appearance.

Cookie-cutter tract housing in suburbia.

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A piece of metal or plastic shaped in the outline of an animal, geometric figure, etc., used for cutting cookies from dough rolled out in a thin sheet.
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(informal) Of or designating something regarded as indistinguishable from, or monotonously similar to, others of its kind.
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Of or pertaining to cookie cutters.
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(idiomatic, often disparaging) 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.

The subdivision was nothing but row after row of cookie-cutter houses.

I don't think a cookie-cutter solution will work in all cases.

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(US) A device used to cut flattened dough into shapes before baking.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of cookie-cutter - cookiecutter

Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
cookie-cutter
Plural:
cookie-cutters

Origin of cookie-cutter

Cookie-cutter Sentence Examples

  • Perhaps they attend an exclusive prep school and are looking to make waves, or maybe they are searching for a method of rebellion against the cookie cutter prom queen persona.

  • To avoid cookie cutter type baskets, search for companies that allow you to customize your selection.

  • Cut into bone-shaped biscuits with a small knife, or use a bone-shaped cookie cutter.

  • Once set cut the polenta into 8 rounds using a cookie cutter.

  • Most recipes only require you to hand-shape the treats, while a few may use a cookie cutter.

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