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cockamamie

or 肠辞肠办路补路尘补路尘测

[ kok-uh-mey-mee ]

adjective

Slang.
  1. ridiculous, pointless, or nonsensical:

    full of wild schemes and cockamamie ideas.



cockamamie

/ 藢办蓲办蓹藞尘别瑟尘瑟 /

adjective

  1. slang.
    ridiculous or nonsensical

    a cockamamie story

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cockamamie1

Probably earlier than 1940鈥45, Americanism; in its original sense, 鈥減aper strip with an image which could be transferred to the skin when moistened,鈥 apparently alteration of decalcomania; the current sense 鈥渞idiculous鈥 probably by association with cock-and-bull story, poppycock, etc.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cockamamie1

C20: in an earlier sense: a paper transfer, prob. a variant of decalcomania
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Example Sentences

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It was a cockamamie plan, but he maintained he was serious about it.

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And that could be to the country鈥檚 benefit now, because when it became clear last week that Trump was determined to follow through on his cockamamie tariff threats, the markets tumbled.

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Fitting, given that anything more than one foot in front of her would be invisible beneath the shadow of her cockamamie chapeau.

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He likened the 鈥渃ockamamie鈥 security dog program to stop-and-frisk policies and claimed that the practice is 鈥渦nethical鈥 and provides a 鈥渓ess safe鈥 experience for non-white fliers.

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Rather than take on Cannon鈥檚 cockamamie assignment, Smith laid out accurate jury instructions based on the actual charges and law.

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