cockamamy

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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Ridiculous, absurd, or nonsensical: Describes an idea, plan, or statement that is so foolish, implausible, or poorly thought out as to be laughable.
    • Foolish or silly: Characterizes something as lacking sense, logic, or seriousness.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • He gave me a cockamamy excuse for being late.
    • The salesman pitched a cockamamy scheme to get rich quick.
    • We dismissed her cockamamy theory about the missing keys.
Advanced Usage
  • Often used to express skepticism, disbelief, or mild contempt for an idea presented as serious.
    • The committee rejected the proposal, calling it a cockamamy waste of resources.
  • Can describe not just ideas, but also objects or appearances that are bizarre or outlandish.
    • He showed up in a cockamamy hat covered in feathers.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cockamamie: An alternative, equally common spelling of the same word.
    • That's the most cockamamie plan I've ever heard.
Synonyms
  • Preposterous: Contrary to reason or common sense.
  • Ludicrous: So foolish or unreasonable as to be amusing.
  • Absurd: Wildly unreasonable or illogical.
  • Ridiculous: Deserving or inviting mockery.
Idioms and Fixed Phrases
  • While "cockamamy" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is frequently used in the phrase "cockamamy idea/plan/story/scheme" to emphasize its foolish nature.
    • I'm not falling for that cockamamy story.
Adjective
  1. ludicrous, foolish
    • 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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