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cockamamie

coc·ka·ma·mie

UK/ˌkɒk.əˈmeɪ.mi/ US/ˌkɑ.kəˈmeɪ.mi/ rare dated informal us

adjective

1.

pungent adjectives of disesteem

  • “gave me a cockamamie reason for not going”
  • “wore a goofy hat”
  • “a silly idea”
  • “some wacky plan for selling more books”
Synonyms
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Origin

Possible corruption of French décalcomanie (“process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals”); sometimes erroneously claimed to derive from Yiddish.

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