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that's the way the cookie crumbles

This is said when something bad has happened to someone - implying that it is was just bad luck.

Could also suggest that this bad luck had to happen to someone.
Tony: Oh gawd - I got paired with Micky D?
Matthew: That's the way the cookie crumbles!
by pdc May 26, 2004
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that's the way the cookie crumbles

A stupid, irritating way of summing up the way of the world. Like saying "ho hum, shit happens."
"Oh no, that wasp just stung me and gave me an allergic reaction and now I only have 2 seconds to live"
"Well that's the way the cookie crumbles I'm afraid."
by Floyd the barber May 31, 2004
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that's the way the cookie crumbles

From the movie 'Bruce Almighty' means that is they way it is, some things just happens, you roll your dice and pay your price ect.
Why does it always rain when I go to a baseball game?
That's the way the cookie crumbles
by Dean May 29, 2004
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that's the way the cookie crumbles

Oh, I'm sorry your girlfriend broke up with you; I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles.
by fireworks_are_blue August 19, 2004
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chubble

Chubble, or "China-Bubble": An economic bubble, or inflation of asset values from overheated economic activity, within The Republic of China, that eventually will burst into a deflationary recession (or, worse, depression) of the Chinese economy.

Coined by: Henry B., per: soimgoingtochina@gmail.com
Proper Usage of Chubble:
Chubble, or "China-Bubble," is the wave of the future. In just two syllables, it captures the enormity of 1.4 billion people in the worlds 4th (soon to be 3rd) biggest economy, a construction boom soaking up half of the world’s heavy-lift construction cranes, and a stock market that can gain or lose 6% of its value in a single day (sometimes both) without anyone batting an eye.
Chubble is expressive. Chubble is poignant. Best of all, Chubble is inherently funny because it sounds kinda like ‘Chubby.’
Best of all, Chubble is extremely flexible as a word, as you can see in these Suggested Headlines:

* For the Wall Street Journal, the next time China dumps $100 billion in U.S. real estate or stocks: “More Chubble Cash Floods U.S. Markets.”

* For the New York Post, should a crash ever occur: “Chubble Chursts.”

The Broader Context of Chubble
If you’re like most of the world, you’re asking yourself “What does this mean? How should I feel about China’s emerging strength internationally? Is China a threat, or an instrument of world prosperity? Are they a partner or usurper? How will their internal politics translate to the world stage? Is this sustainable? Can it possibly come to rest gently on an even keel, or must any wave that crests so high inevitably come crashing down? And if it does crash, will it be on our—“
by Chico M July 29, 2009
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chumbelina

a short female that has a strong platonic friendship with a male.
Joe: You have been hanging out with Tina a lot recently.

Mac: Yeah, she is my chumbelina.
by D. Heilix February 25, 2010
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poop crumbles

Small pieces of excrement that are pushed out of the anus. Often after the largest pieces of poop are pushed out, poop crumbles are what are er4left behind.
Oh... are those your poop crumbles? Mind if eat some?
by ktkoolkat April 10, 2012
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