HyperDic: cockamamie

English > 1 sense of the word *cockamamie*:
ADJECTIVE	all	cockamamie, cockamamy	informal term for ridiculous and implausible

cockamamie > pronunciation
Sounds	kao.kahmey'miy
Rhymes	academy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy...

English > *cockamamie*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Informal term for ridiculous and implausible.
Example	"he gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"
Synonym	cockamamy
Broader	implausible	Having a quality that provokes disbelief
Usage of	colloquialism	A colloquial expression