COCKAMAMY


Meaning of COCKAMAMY in English

Variant: or cock · a · ma · mie

Pronunciation: ˌ kä-k ə - ' m ā -m ē

Function: adjective

Etymology: perhaps alteration of decalcomania

Date: 1960

: RIDICULOUS , INCREDIBLE <of all the cockamamy excuses I ever heard ― Leo Rosten>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.