Phrase guide

cookie jar

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A vessel for storing cookies or other food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I'll just put these cookies in the cookie jar and I'll be right out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The storage space for browser cookies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cooky jar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jar

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: koekjestrommel — a vessel for storing food
  • Estonian: küpsisepurk — a vessel for storing food
  • Finnish: keksipurkki — a vessel for storing food
  • Finnish: piparipurkki — a vessel for storing food
  • Greek: μπισκοτιέρα (biskotiéra) — a vessel for storing food
  • Italian: biscottiera — a vessel for storing food
  • Navajo: bááh łikaní biłeetsʼaʼ — a vessel for storing food
  • Navajo: bááh łikaní beʼésaʼ — a vessel for storing food
  • Navajo: ásaaʼ bááh dáʼákaʼí łikanígíí biih nájihí — a vessel for storing food
  • Swedish: kakburk — a vessel for storing food
  • Yiddish: קיכלניצע (kikhlnitse) — a vessel for storing food