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>
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. 2012