"ally cookie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ally cookies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ally cookie (plural ally cookies)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Some argue, of course, that these men are simply trying to 'get in good' with their wives and girlfriends or earn 'ally cookies.' They accuse male feminists of faking their interest in the movement in order to impress their wives […]",
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          "text": "Even if they had never experienced racism in their daily lives, they wanted to feel like they did, through her. Sally, who lived on a farm in Nebraska, wanted to know what she was missing and found comfort that she would never experience it. And then shared the video on her platform for ally cookies.",
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