Slang term, origin unknown from the 1920's in America. Used to underline a failure of an action, or dissapointment in reaching an undesired result, with the additional meaning that the result was not an unexpected one.

A:" Well, I asked Cindy out, and she told me to swallow my head . . "
B:"Hey, that's the way the cookie crumbles!"

that's the way the cookie crumbles by D F Stuckey May 26, 2004

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cookies

1) Delicious and sugary treats.

2) Stuff that your computer stores when it visits certain websites.

3) A codeword for weed that is used in mixed company.

1) Mmm! Your mom bakes the best chocolate chip cookies!

2) I often delete my cookies when I don't want my parents to know which websites I've been to.

3) Sure! I'd love to go to the movies. I'll bring some cookies we can have beforehand (wink wink).

cookies by nugget410 November 3, 2009

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