cookie-cutter

[ koo k-ee-kuht-er ]

/ ˈkʊk iˌkʌt ər /

adjective

having the same configuration or look as many others of a given kind; identical: rows of cookie-cutter houses.

lacking individuality; stereotyped or formulaic: a novel filled with cookie-cutter characters.

Nearby words

cookie, cookie cutter, cookie jar, cookie press, cookie sheet, cookie-cutter, cooking, cookoff, cookout, cookshack, cookshop

Definition for cookie-cutter (2 of 2)

cookie cutter

noun

a device, usually of metal, for cutting shaped forms, as circles or stars, for cookies from dough that has been rolled flat.

Origin of cookie cutter

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

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Examples from the Web for cookie-cutter

Eric Cantor was a noxious, cookie-cutter, U.S. Chamber, GOP hypocrite.
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There is no cookie-cutter plan for social media; you have to find what appeals most to your specific audience.
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They just want a safe desk job and a decent salary and a cookie-cutter house in the suburbs.
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Kelly, who began her career as a lawyer, is far from a cookie-cutter anchor.
Bright Future for Fox News Anchor Megyn Kelly, Election Night Star|Howard Kurtz|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The housing, largely, is in pop-up communities, “cookie-cutter things that are typical of suburbia,” says Zeitler.
Aurora, Colorado: Small Town Shaken by ‘Dark Knight’ Shooting|Kevin Fallon|July 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for cookie-cutter

cookie-cutter

noun

a shape with a sharp edge for cutting individual biscuits from a sheet of dough

adjective

resembling many others of the same kinda row of cookie-cutter houses

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