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sharp cookie

sharp cookie noun: one who is intelligent, bright, or sharp; especially, one who can identify attempts to deceive or mislead.

Noun

sharp cookie (plural sharp cookies)

  1. (idiomatic) One who is intelligent, bright, or sharp; especially, one who can identify attempts to deceive or mislead.
    • She's a sharp cookie and will have no trouble seeing a sales pitch for what it is.
    Synonyms:
    smart cookie

Synonyms of sharp cookie

Forms of sharp cookie

pluralsharp cookies

Questions about sharp cookie

What does sharp cookie mean?
Sharp cookie means one who is intelligent, bright, or sharp; especially, one who can identify attempts to deceive or mislead.
What part of speech is sharp cookie?
Sharp cookie is a noun.
What is the plural of sharp cookie?
The plural of sharp cookie is sharp cookies.

Words near sharp cookie in the dictionary

  1. sharp as a bowling ball
  2. sharp as a butter knife
  3. sharp as a tack
  4. sharp cedar
  5. sharp cedars
  6. sharp cookie
  7. sharp cookies
  8. Sharp County
  9. sharp elbows
  10. sharp end
  11. sharp end of one's tongue

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