cookie cutter

noun

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

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Origin:
1900–05, Americanism

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Cookie cutter is always a great word to know.

So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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adjective

having the same configuration or look as many others of a given kind; identical: rows of cookie-cutter houses.

lacking individuality; stereotyped or formulaic: a novel filled with cookie-cutter characters.

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cookie cutter
noun
a kitchen utensil used to cut a sheet of cookie dough into desired shapes before baking

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