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cockamamie
[kok-uh-mey-mee]
adjective
ridiculous, pointless, or nonsensical.
full of wild schemes and cockamamie ideas.
cockamamie
/ ˌɒəˈɪɪ /
adjective
slangridiculous or nonsensical
a cockamamie story
Word History and Origins
Origin of cockamamie1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cockamamie1
Example Sentences
The state of Texas sued on this cockamamie theory that the entire Affordable Care Act had become unconstitutional when Congress reduced the penalty for not having health insurance to $0.
The case is headed to the Supreme Court where we will almost assuredly see at least two, probably three, of the justices uphold this cockamamie definition.
It was a cockamamie plan, but he maintained he was serious about it.
And that could be to the country’s benefit now, because when it became clear last week that Trump was determined to follow through on his cockamamie tariff threats, the markets tumbled.
Fitting, given that anything more than one foot in front of her would be invisible beneath the shadow of her cockamamie chapeau.
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