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Definition of cockamamie adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cockamamie

adjective
 
/ˈkɒkəmeɪmi/
 
/ˈkɑːkəmeɪmi/
(also cockamamy)
(North American English, informal)
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  1. (of an idea, a story, etc.) silly; not to be believed
    Word Origin1940s (originally denoting a design left by a transfer): probably an alteration of decalcomania, the process of transferring a design from paper to porcelain or glass.
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