COCKAMAMIE


Meaning of COCKAMAMIE in English

(also cock·ama·my ) / ˈkɒkəmeɪmi; NAmE ˈkɑːk-/ adjective

( NAmE , informal ) ( of an idea, a story, etc. ) silly; not to be believed

••

WORD ORIGIN

1940s (originally denoting a design left by a transfer): probably an alteration of decalcomania , the process of transferring a design from paper to porcelain or glass.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.