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cock·a·ma·mie | \ ˌkä-kə-ˈmā-mē 
, ˈkä-kə-ˌmā- \
, ˈkä-kə-ˌmā- \variants:
or less commonly cockamamy
Definition of cockamamie
: ridiculous, incredible some cockamamie idea/story of all the cockamamy excuses I ever heard— Leo Rosten
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The first known use of cockamamie was in 1962
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