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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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crimbles

Happy Crimbles everyone! Hope you enjoyed your Christmas holiday.
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belly crumble

putting a fat belly onto someones face and crushing their head into the ground!
by Martin Warren Pilkington October 29, 2008
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crumble

Verb - to crumble.
The disappointing act of giving up on one's intentions, usually at the very last minute. This usually involves peer pressure or just a total lack of backbone.

Adjective - to describe a person who is likely to crumble often. e.g. 'That guy is a right crumble'.

Sometimes this adjective becomes a nickname as such, but this is only ever used when someone is a notorious crumble.
*2 weeks to the night out*
Nick: "You coming out in 2 weeks, Don?"
Rose: "Yeah, sure"

*2 minutes to night out*
Nick: "What time do you wanna head off, Don?"
Rose: "Not going, sorry......"

----- (This can work the opposite way round too) ------

Juan: "Nock, I thought you weren't coming out tonight? You said "I can't come out tonight, I'm trying to be healthy and don't want to feel rough tomorrow", but you're here!?"
Nock: "Ermm..."
Juan: "Mate, you propa crumbled!"
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by AppleAvenger123 January 31, 2010
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crambled

Over-priced clothing that's been distressed evenly to look expensively moth-eaten. (The clothing equivalent of "bed head" acheived through styling gel.)
Paris Hilton bought that crambled shirt at Forever-Twenty-One.
by tdcunning September 22, 2005
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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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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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