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COCKAMAMY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal term for ridiculous and implausible

Example:

he gave me a cockamamie reason for not going

Synonyms:

cockamamie; cockamamy

Classified under:

Adjectives

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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