Cockamamie: meaning, definitions and examples
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cockamamie
[ หkษkษหmeษชmi ]
informal
Absurd; ridiculous; nonsensical.
Synonyms
absurd, nonsensical, ridiculous
Examples of usage
- That's a cockamamie idea!
- Don't listen to his cockamamie theories.
- The whole plan seems a bit cockamamie to me.
Translations
Translations of the word "cockamamie" in other languages:
๐ต๐น absurdo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฌเฅเคคเฅเคเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช absurd
๐ฎ๐ฉ konyol
๐บ๐ฆ ะฐะฑัััะด
๐ต๐ฑ absurdalny
๐ฏ๐ต ใฐใใใ
๐ซ๐ท absurde
๐ช๐ธ absurdo
๐น๐ท saรงmalฤฑk
๐ฐ๐ท ํฐ๋ฌด๋์๋
๐ธ๐ฆ ุณุฎูู
๐จ๐ฟ absurdnรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ absurdnรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ่่ฐฌ
๐ธ๐ฎ absurd
๐ฎ๐ธ fรกrรกnlegt
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐะฑัััะด
๐ฌ๐ช แแแกแฃแ แแฃแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ absurd
๐ฒ๐ฝ absurdo
Word origin
The origins of the word 'cockamamie' are uncertain. It is believed to have originated in the United States in the early 20th century. Some suggest that it may have been derived from the French word 'cacamain', meaning 'broken down'. Over time, 'cockamamie' has come to mean something absurd or nonsensical.