SINCE 1828
cockamamie
adjective
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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