cockamamie
Example Sentences
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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.
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
She loved his way with faces and pets, even “his bathtubs and the cockamamie objects that crowded every panel.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022
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
Running off to live with Tess, the woman who gave you this cockamamie Hello Girl idea to begin with?
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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