cockamamie
A decal, a design that can be transferred to a surfaceA decal, a design that can be transferred to a surface.
» He told the boss some cockamamie story about being sick and needing days off from work.
Он навешал начальнику лапшу на уши о том, что он болен и несколько дней не сможет работать. — soweli_Elepanto
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(US, countable, dated, uncountable)A decal, a design that can be transferred to a surface.
(countable, uncountable)A foolish or ridiculous person.
(countable, uncountable)Ridiculousness; folly; foolish nonsense.
Examples
1 sentencesHe told the boss some cockamamie story about being sick and needing days off from work.
ruОн навешал начальнику лапшу на уши о том, что он болен и несколько дней не сможет работать. — soweli_Elepanto
Origin
Possible corruption of French décalcomanie (“process of transferring designs onto surfacesPossible corruption of French décalcomanie (“process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals”); sometimes erroneously claimed to derive from Yiddish.
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Forms
plural: cockamamiesSynonyms
84 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable