cockamamie
adjective
cock·a·ma·mie ˌkä-kə-ˈmā-mē 
ˈkä-kə-ˌmā-
variants or less commonly cockamamy
: ridiculous, incredible
some cockamamie idea/story
of all the cockamamy excuses I ever heard
Leo Rosten
Leo Rosten
Synonyms
- absurd
- comical
- derisive
- derisory
- farcical
- laughable
- ludicrous
- pathetic
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- risible
- silly
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Word History
Etymology
perhaps alteration of decalcomania
First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above
- coll
- coll' arco
- coll'ottava
- coll-
- colla destra
- colla parte
- colla sinistra
- colla voce
- collab
- collabent
- collabo
- collaborate
- collaborated
- collaborates
- collaborateur
- collaborateurs
- collaborating
- collaboration
- collaborationism
- collaborationisms
- collaborationist
- collaborationists
- collaborations
- collaborative
- collaboratively