Cockamamie (Adjective)
Meaning
Informal term for ridiculous and implausible; "he gave me a cockamamie reason for not going".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The plot of the movie was so cockamamie that I couldn't even follow it.
- His excuse for missing the meeting was some cockamamie story about a family emergency.
- The politician's plan for the economy seemed cockamamie and unrealistic to many experts.
- She came up with a cockamamie scheme to try and get out of doing the homework.
- His cockamamie explanation for the accident didn't fool anyone at the insurance company.