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cookie cutter

1 American  

noun

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

cookie-cutter 2 American  
[kook-ee-kuht-er] / ˈkʊk iˌkʌt ər /

adjective

  1. having the same configuration or look as many others of a given kind; identical.

    rows of cookie-cutter houses.

  2. lacking individuality; stereotyped or formulaic.

    a novel filled with cookie-cutter characters.
cookie-cutter British  

noun

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

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adjective

  1. resembling many others of the same kind

    a row of cookie-cutter houses
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Etymology

Origin of cookie cutter

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

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