cockamamy

adjective

ˌkä-kə-ˈmā-mē How to pronounce cockamamy (audio)
variants or cockamamie
Definition of cockamamynext
as in ridiculous
so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter a cockamamy plan that could only have been dreamt up by a cartoonish mad scientist

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  1. ridiculous
  2. silly
  3. pathetic
  4. absurd
  5. stupid
  6. foolish
Adjective
  • Injury updates The revolving door in John Worley’s training room has spun at a ridiculous pace lately.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Gibson spends most of the premiere in a ridiculous wig of surfer curls; by the end, he’s got Hall’s haircut, and his inner monologue sounds suspiciously like his predecessor.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of ridiculous
Adjective
  • Packed with silly hijinks, this 2004 comedy also stars Kristin Chenoweth and Kristin Davis.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Staff take part in silly skits and showcase rare albums that have not been digitized from the station's giant record collection.
    Meira Gebel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • Seeing these half a dozen random products shoved in a small paper mailer, everything feels much more pathetic than the pictures online suggested.
    Mia Sato, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This type of yellow press is pathetic, and the ongoing media hysteria around AI is an embarrassment to the field of journalism as a profession.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of pathetic
Adjective
  • But the series, like the film, shows that vampires are also multidimensional — vulnerable, emotional, funny, absurd — and completely out of place in the modern world.
    Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Photo: Their lives often appear dramatic and borderline absurd.
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of absurd
Adjective
  • The Boke character, which would be Johnson, is the one who will make a mistake on purpose, or make a stupid joke.
    Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Any Republican that would be so stupid as to do this should, and will, be Primaried.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • Stated simply, the policy errors made with regard to money were uniquely foolish.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Premature predictions of renewal would be foolish and, as Howe continually stressed, Newcastle cannot allow one strong outing to be followed by another meek one.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of foolish
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