Crookie

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A stick or rod that is bent or twisted out of its original straight shape
2. Something formed with a curved or hooked bend, especially a walking stick with a curved handle
3. An object deliberately bent or naturally occurring with a curve or hook in its structure

Etymology: The crookie is a pastry that fuses two existing foods into one name: it blends the flaky, buttery layers of the croissant with the chewy, sweet texture of the cookie. The word itself is simply a blend of "croissant" and "cookie," with the front of the first word joined to the end of the second, so that the name signals both parts of the pastry at once. Blends like this are a common way of naming hybrid foods, since they let a new product be recognized instantly by borrowing familiar pieces of older names. The crookie follows that pattern, and its name is a plain record of what it is made from rather than a story of a coinage or a shifting meaning.