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Definition of
cookie jar noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
cookie jar
noun
noun
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a container for cookies
Idioms
get caught/found with your hand in the cookie jar
(
informal
)
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to be discovered when doing something that is illegal or dishonest
See
cookie jar
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cookie jar
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