cockamamy

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.]

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cockamamy - ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books"cockamamie, 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"

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adj ludicrous, foolish

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