cockamamy
cockamamy · more cockamamy · most cockamamy
töricht, unsinnig, blöd
Foolish, sillyFoolish, silly
Meaning
2 sensesFoolish, silly
töricht, unsinnig, blöd
Trifling
More definitions
- informal term for ridiculous and implausible
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
foolish:
Origin
From Cockamamie (a marketing term for a child's rub-on tattoo), a deliberate mispronunciatFrom Cockamamie (a marketing term for a child's rub-on tattoo), a deliberate mispronunciation of decalcomania.
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Forms
more cockamamy, most cockamamy| Comparative | more cockamamy Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cockamamy Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- informal term for ridiculous and implausible:cockamamie
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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