COCKAMAMY


Meaning of COCKAMAMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

or cock·a·ma·mie ˌkä-kə-ˈmā-mē

Etymology: perhaps alteration of decalcomania

Date: 1960

: ridiculous , incredible

of all the cockamamy excuses I ever heard — Leo Rosten

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.