what do you want, a cookie en · X
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /- ˈwʌnt -/ (General-American)
- /ˈwɒt də ju ˈwɒnt | ə ˈkʊki/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈwʌt də jə ˈwɑnt | ə ˈkʊki/ (General-American)
Meanings
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(rhetoric, sarcastic) A retort to someone who has done something unsurprising or unimpressive and has deemed it necessary to mention it.
"I was straight to the point - "Laurie, I'm gay." "Bernard, I've known that for a long time. So, what do you want, a cookie? Now deal the cards!"
1994, R. Jeffrey Ringer, Queer Words, Queer Images: Communication and Construction of Homosexuality, →ISBN, page 230:"The way I see it, I'm already doing all the work, and I'm doing the spells and incantations," stated Bowolf. "So what do you want, a cookie?" laughed Prolok.
2006, Antonio Garza, The House with the Magic Cellar: Realm: I, →ISBN, page 103:DOLL. Buzzet attacked me last night. I have scars! Look at my arm! And my hair is flat too! SPIDER. What do you want a cookie?
2001, Mary Rogers, Drop Your Webbings! (from Class Acts: High School Plays by High School Writers →ISBN by Randy Lee Hartwig), p.30"I wait for ju, five minute," He says. "Well what do you want, a cookie" I tell him and he looks at me like he does not understand."
2004, James H. Taylor, Curiosity Killed the Chelsea Boy, →ISBN, page 153:?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| you want a cookie | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
ally cookie · do you need an invitation