Question of the Day #213

"Kennedy, who bears one of the most famous names in American politics, didn’t deliver a cookie-cutter political speech Saturday night at the Broward Democratic Party’s annual Obama Roosevelt Legacy Dinner."
From the first sentence of the third paragraph of this article at the Sun Sentinel.

上記の文で、cookie-cutter の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "cookie-cutter" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


〈話〉同じような形の、似たり寄ったりの、ステレオタイプの

クッキーの抜き型を使用すると、同じ形のクッキーがたくさんできることから。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

marked by lack of originality or distinction

Etymology/語源

Merriam-Websterによると、

この意味で初めて使用されたのは、１９６３年。

According to Merriam-Webster:

First Known Use: 1963

Examples

• But with a cookie cutter schedule like that Alabama SHOULD go undefeated.
—
Joe Clarkin, ajc, "Twitter reacts to Alabama being out of the top 4 of latest CFP rankings," 28 Nov. 2017
• I want a unique house, not one of those cookie-cutter boxes that looks like every other one on the block.
• Too many cookie-cutter condos were built with no attention to consumer needs.
• There is no cookie-cutter plan for social media; you have to find what appeals most to your specific audience.
• Eric Cantor was a noxious, cookie-cutter, U.S. Chamber, GOP hypocrite.