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   cockamamie

   /ˌkɒkəˈmeɪmi/

   adjective

   • 1. ridiculous; implausible: informal North American "a cockamamie theory"

   Word Origin 1940s (originally denoting a design left by a transfer): probably an alteration of decalcomania.

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   US disapproving or humorous (also cockamamy) uk / ˌkɒk.əˈmeɪ.mi / us / ˈkɑːk.əˌmeɪ.mi /. Add to word list. stupid or silly: cockamamie idea He had some cockamamie idea about turning waste paper into animal food.

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   Cockamamie definition: ridiculous, pointless, or nonsensical. See examples of COCKAMAMIE used in a sentence.

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   If you describe something as cockamamie, you mean that it is ridiculous or silly.

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    Anything cockamamie is ridiculous and far-fetched. A cockamamie plan is not likely to work. This is a silly-sounding word for things that are silly, ludicrous, foolish, and impractical. Faking your own kidnapping to get out of a math test is a cockamamie plan.