What does cockamamie mean?

cockamamie means "informal term for ridiculous and implausible".

How many syllables are in cockamamie?

cockamamie has 4 syllables: coc-ka-ma-mie. The stress falls on "ma". In IPA it is /ˌkɔkəˈmeɪmi/.

What is another word for cockamamie?

Close synonyms include cockamamy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cockamamie a common word?

cockamamie is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

cockamamie — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
informal term for ridiculous and implausible
“he gave me a cockamamie reason for not going”
Synonymscockamamy
Similarimplausible
colloquialism

Questions about cockamamie

What does cockamamie mean?: cockamamie means "informal term for ridiculous and implausible".
How many syllables are in cockamamie?: cockamamie has 4 syllables: coc-ka-ma-mie. The stress falls on "ma". In IPA it is /ˌkɔkəˈmeɪmi/.
What is another word for cockamamie?: Close synonyms include cockamamy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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