cookie-shine
An old-fashioned slang term for a small social gathering or tea party, typically featuring cookies, cakes, or light refreshments.
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An old-fashioned slang term for a small social gathering or tea party, typically featuring cookies, cakes, or light refreshments. It has the cheerful, slightly self-deprecating energy of a get-together that doesn't take itself too seriously — the kind of informal neighborhood or parlor event that was common in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The phrase has a wholesome, almost ironic charm that makes it occasionally appealing for nostalgic or humorous use today.
She threw a little cookie-shine for the new neighbors, just a few cakes and some gossip.
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(slang, dated) A gathering with snacks.
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