cockamamie
cockamamie
Definition
☆ cocka·ma·mie (käk′ə mā′mē)
adjective
- of poor quality; inferior
- silly; ridiculous
Etymology: alteration of decalcomania, prob. infl. by cock-a-nee-nee, 19th-c. name in New York for a cheap molasses candy
Browse dictionary entries near cockamamie
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- cock of the walk
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-a-leekie
- cock-a-hoop
- cock-a-doodle-doo
- cock
- cockapoo
- cockatiel
- cockatoo
- cockatrice
- cockboat
- cockchafer
- Cockcroft
- cockcrow
- cocked hat
- cocker
