# hand in the cookie jar

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Used to indicate an act of theft or other wrongdoing.

## Etymology
After small children disobediently taking cookies to snack on, hoping their parents will not notice.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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