Cookie Lyon's 22 Greatest Season 1 Zingers | TVLine 

Paying for a cab ride. Hurling an ultimatum (or a shoe) at her ex-husband. Offering up a prayer (or a flash of her lingerie) during a family meal. They’re all opportunities for

‘s Cookie Lyon to be fabulously, unforgettably quotable.

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Over the first 10 episodes of the Fox drama’s breakout freshman season, in fact, Taraji P. Henson’s glamorous ex-con turned hard-charging label exec has practically broken Twitter thanks to fans’ affinity for repeating her crushing put-downs and truth-filled zingers.

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, but until then, we present to you our countdown of the character’s 22 greatest Season 1 quotes.

So, click through the gallery below for our take, then hit the comments with your thoughts on our rankings — and any Cookie bon mots you think we egregiously left out.

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I’m beginning to believe that the sweetest nookie one can get from Cookie is her words! Getting a smackdown from Cookie seems like a great prize to give away at some charity auction. I watch and wait for the slap to hit!

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