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cockamamieenUK
cock·a·ma·mie also cock·a·ma·my C0443900 (kŏk′ə-mā′mē)adj. Slang 1. Trifling; nearly valueless.2. Ludicrous; nonsensical: gave me a cockamamie reason for not going.
[Probably alteration of decalcomania.]cockamamie (ˌkɒkəˈmeɪmɪ) or cockamamyadjslang chiefly US ridiculous or nonsensical: a cockamamie story. [C20: in an earlier sense: a paper transfer, prob. a variant of decalcomania]cock•a•ma•mie or cock•a•ma•my (ˈkɒk əˌmeɪ mi)
adj. Slang. ridiculous; nonsensical: cockamamie ideas. [1940–45, Amer.; alter. of decalcomania] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cockamamie - ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zanycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechfoolish - devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" |
TranslationscockamamieenUK
cockamamieAbsurd or ridiculous. Please don't get involved in another one of his cockamamie schemes—you know they never pan out.cockamamie (ˈkɑkəmemi) mod. ridiculous; inconceivable. That is the most cockamamie thing I ever heard of. cockamamieenUK
Synonyms for cockamamieadj ludicrous, foolishSynonyms- cockamamy
- goofy
- sappy
- silly
- wacky
- whacky
- zany
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