Cockamamy (Adjective)
Meaning
Informal term for ridiculous and implausible; "he gave me a cockamamie reason for not going".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Usages
Examples
- He claimed his car was stolen by aliens, a completely cockamamy excuse if I ever heard one.
- Her cockamamy idea to turn the basement into a giant ball pit never got past the planning stage.
- The theory that the Earth is flat is a cockamamy notion that has been debunked for centuries.
- Their explanation for how they got lost in the woods sounded utterly cockamamy.
- He gave me a cockamamy reason for not going to the concert, something about a prior commitment to water his plants.