Phrase guide

Cookie Monster

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A blue creature from the children's television show Sesame Street who is intensely fond of cookies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who eats lots of cookies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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History

Etymology

From the Sesame Street character Cookie Monster.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Koekiemonster — Sesame Street character
  • Finnish: Keksimonsteri — Sesame Street character
  • French: Macaron le glouton — Sesame Street character
  • German: Krümelmonster — Sesame Street character
  • Hebrew: עוגיפלצת ('ugiflétset) — Sesame Street character
  • Portuguese: Come-Come — Sesame Street character
  • Russian: Ко́ржик (Kóržik) — Sesame Street character
  • Spanish: Monstruo de las Galletas — Sesame Street character
  • Spanish: Comegalletas — Sesame Street character
  • Swedish: kakmonstret def sing — Sesame Street character