cockamamie

Example Sentences

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But Kennedy is not one to let the facts stand in the way of his cockamamie theories.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

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

I’m a mere critic, not a network pinhead, as David Letterman referred to executives who made these kinds of decisions, but that doesn’t mean I can’t dream up cockamamie ideas.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Dadi only talked like that, all formal and stuff, when she was cooking up some cockamamie plan that would usually end up with something valuable broken.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon