cockamamie

Word family adjectivecockedcock-a-hoopcockamamiecockeyedcocksurenouncockercockerelcockinesscock-a-doodle-doocockalorumcockchafercocked hatcocker spanielcockeyecockfightcockhorsecockieleekiecocklairdcockloftcockmatchcockpitcocksfootcockshotcockshutcockshycockspurcocksuckercocksurenesscockteasercockthrowingcockadverbcockilycocksurely

cock·a·ma·mie /ˌkɒkəˈmeɪmi◂ $ ˌkɑːk-/ adjectiveadj American EnglishAmE informal

BELIEVEa cockamamie story or excuse is not believable or does not make sense 荒谬的，蹩脚的

That’s a cockamamie idea.

那主意太荒唐了。

Examples from the Corpus

cockamamie• Unemployment is not going to be solved by some cockamamie economic theory.

Origin cockamamie

(1900-2000) Probably from decalcomania

词汇	cockamamie
释义	cockamamie Word family adjectivecockedcock-a-hoopcockamamiecockeyedcocksurenouncockercockerelcockinesscock-a-doodle-doocockalorumcockchafercocked hatcocker spanielcockeyecockfightcockhorsecockieleekiecocklairdcockloftcockmatchcockpitcocksfootcockshotcockshutcockshycockspurcocksuckercocksurenesscockteasercockthrowingcockadverbcockilycocksurely cock·a·ma·mie /ˌkɒkəˈmeɪmi◂ $ ˌkɑːk-/ adjectiveadj American EnglishAmE informal BELIEVEa cockamamie story or excuse is not believable or does not make sense 荒谬的，蹩脚的 That’s a cockamamie idea. 那主意太荒唐了。 Examples from the Corpus cockamamie• Unemployment is not going to be solved by some cockamamie economic theory. Origin cockamamie (1900-2000) Probably from decalcomania
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