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cockamamy

coc·ka·mamy

uncommon

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”
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Origin

From Cockamamie (a marketing term for a child's rub-on tattoo), a deliberate mispronunciation of decalcomania.

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