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COCKAMAMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cockamamy mean? 

COCKAMAMY (adjective)
  The adjective COCKAMAMY has 1 sense:

1. informal term for ridiculous and implausibleplay

  Familiarity information: COCKAMAMY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COCKAMAMY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal term for ridiculous and implausible

Synonyms:

cockamamie; cockamamy

Context example:

he gave me a cockamamie reason for not going

Similar:

implausible (having a quality that provokes disbelief)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)


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