cockamamie
Example Sentences
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There are the shamefaced former members, who confess their gullibility as a kind of penance; there are the cockamamie claims on which the belief system is based.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Fitting, given that anything more than one foot in front of her would be invisible beneath the shadow of her cockamamie chapeau.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025
Rather than take on Cannon’s cockamamie assignment, Smith laid out accurate jury instructions based on the actual charges and law.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024
Ironically, the space aliens, ludicrous as they may be, are less insulting to the intelligence of the audience than the cockamamie developments on planet Earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023
“I’m afraid we don’t have a cockamamie hog pen. I suppose we could build you one though, if you wanted.”
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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