<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a small, usually round and flat cake, the size of an individual portion, made from stiff, sweetened dough, and baked</li><li>Informal: dear; sweetheart (a term of address, usually connoting affection)</li><li>Slang: a person, usually of a specified character or type: a smart cookie; a tough cookie</li><li>an alluring young woman</li><li>Digital Technology: a file or segment of data that identifies a unique user over time and across interactions with a website, sent by the web server through a browser, stored on a user’s hard drive, and sent back to the server each time the browser requests a web page: Your browser will run more efficiently after you clear the cache and cookies</li><li>South Atlantic States (chiefly North Carolina): a doughnut</li><li>Scot: a bun</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>Digital Technology: to assign a cookie or cookies to (a website user): I'm not really comfortable being cookied all the time</li></ul>