cockamamy

cock·a·ma·my

adj \ˌkä-kə-ˈmā-mē\

Definition of COCKAMAMY

: ridiculous, incredible <of all the cockamamy excuses I ever heard — Leo Rosten>

Variants of COCKAMAMY

cock·a·ma·my or cock·a·ma·mie \ˌkä-kə-ˈmā-mē\

Examples of COCKAMAMY

1. Who dreamed up this cockamamie idea?
2. What cockamamie excuse will he come up with this time?

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

Related Words: asinine, brainless, dumb, fatuous, foolish, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, idiotic (also idiotical), imbecile (or imbecilic), inane, jerky, moronic, nonsensical, simpleminded, stupid, unwise, weak-minded, witless; balmy, cockeyed, crazy, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dotty, insane, kooky (also kookie), loony (also looney), lunatic, mad, nutty, screwball, senseless, wacky (also whacky); fantastic (also fantastical), far-fetched, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unreal, unrealistic, unreasonable; illogical, irrational

Near Antonyms: earnest, serious, solemn; believable, conceivable, credible, logical, rational, realistic, reasonable, sensible

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