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cockamamy
adjective cock·a·ma·my \ˌkä-kə-ˈmā-mē\
: ridiculous or silly
Full Definition of COCKAMAMY
: ridiculous, incredible <of all the cockamamy excuses I ever heard — Leo Rosten>
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Variants of COCKAMAMY
cock·a·ma·my or cock·a·ma·mie \ˌkä-kə-ˈmā-mē\
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Origin of COCKAMAMY
perhaps alteration of decalcomania
First Known Use: 1960
Related to COCKAMAMY
- Synonyms
- absurd, ridiculous (or cockamamie), comical, derisive, derisory, farcical, laughable, ludicrous, pathetic, preposterous, risible, silly
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