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cookie-cutterish en · ADJ

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Etymology

From cookie-cutter + -ish.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, figuratively, often) Having a similar appearance or seeming identical; created by some standard or common means; often with the implication that the result is boring, overly simple, or not applicable to all needs.
   • 1994, United States Committee on Armed Services. Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1995--S. 2182 (H. R. 4301). Maybe the analyses look all too cookie-cutterish. They seem to make things all too simple.
   • "We tried to make something that wasn't cookie-cutterish," said Maureen Moore, creative director. "The idea is the same in each, but the situation is different. The spots are fresh and reward the viewer." 1990, Adweek, volume 31, numbers 36-44, page 16:
   • Most of us don't fit that cookie cutterish background anymore... Each one of us has a different tale to tell and none of them will be identical. 2005, Cynthia Anne Huff, editor, Women's Life Writing and Imagined Communities, page 222:
   • “Don't you think the Applied Dynamics Web site is a bit cookie-cutterish?” Garrick swiftly moved his hand around his tablet screen. “Yeah, most certainly. Nothing special about it, not really any company art other than the logo.” 2013, Akutra-Ramses Atenosis Cea., Spidersilk, page 67:

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Synonyms

cookie-cuttered · cookie-cutter