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COCKAMAMIE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Informal term for ridiculous and implausible
Example:
he gave me a cockamamie reason for not going
Synonyms:
cockamamie; cockamamy
Classified under:
Similar:
implausible (having a quality that provokes disbelief)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)