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cockamamie

[kok-uh-mey-mee] / ˈkɒk əˌmeɪ mi /






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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

There were always people on the fringe with conspiracy theories and cockamamie false ideas, but they were kept on the fringe.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2022

“Does this have something to do with your cockamamie idea to turn my yard into a jungle?”

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli




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