- Trifling; nearly valueless.
- Ludicrous; nonsensical: gave me a cockamamie reason for not going.
[Probably alteration of DECALCOMANIA.]
cockamamie
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cock·a·ma·mie cock·a·ma·my (kŏk'ə-mā'mē)  |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(informal terms) "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"
Synonyms: cockamamy, fool, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany, unreasonable
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