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that's the way the cookie crumbles

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!"
by D F Stuckey May 26, 2004
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The Crumbles

1. The feeling you have when everything is crumbling around you or when you have the feeling that it is.
2. Another word for depression or a sense of impending doom
Gordon: Gosh I just feel like everythings crumbling around me
Dr. Coomer: Oh dear Gordon, that sounds serious. You may have come down with a case of "The Crumbles"
by Bertrahm September 7, 2022
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crumbing

when a crackhead runs out of rock and begins searching the carpet to hopefully find a dropped crumb.
She ran out of rock at 10 and went crumbing for another 2 hours.
by sassymchateful January 2, 2009
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crumbing

To be eating and dropping crumbs on the ground as one travels.

See Hanseling or Greteling.
Stop crumbing all over my house you Hansel!
by Candycasa November 24, 2009
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that's the way the cookie crumbles

A saying or phrase meaning "That's just the way things happen".
Person 1: "I can't believe I lost all that money on a stupid bet..."

Person 2: "I'm sorry pal. I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles..."
by Chuck Ikeh May 30, 2004
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Dublin in Crumlin

Sex act.

Generally begins with a tap-tap of male genitalia (i.e. one eyed trouser snake) on a shoulder of fellow patron for attention before 'Dublin' down before the next stop
Little on the nose, little in the mouth and in the ear sometimes; nothing like Dublin in Crumlin

Hey-McMann!! Ever try Dublin in Crumlin??

Oh. Is that your stop? Because Ill flick THAT lightswitch; we are ALWAYS Dublin in Crumlin

Is that a stubby thumb or is this the beginning of Dublin in Crumlin?
by A Minnesotan June 15, 2019
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That's the way the cookie crumbles.

1. (sympathetically) These things happen, even if we don't like them.

2. (sarcastically) Learn to live with it, you whiner!
1. "No fun tonight. The party's been canceled."

"That's the way the cookie crumbles."

2. "You scratched my car!"

"That's the way the cookie crumbles!"
by Downstrike May 28, 2004
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