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cockamamy

/ˈkɒk.ə.meɪ.mi/

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adjective

/ˈkɒk.ə.meɪ.mi/formalamericanobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее, неформальное прилагательное, означающее нелепый, неправдоподобный или абсурдный; часто используется для описания истории или оправдания, в которые трудно поверить.

An old-fashioned, informal adjective meaning ridiculous, implausible, or absurd; often used to describe a story or excuse that is hard to believe.

  1. Ridiculous or absurdC1informalamerican

    Something that is silly, foolish, or hard to believe.

    ruНелепый

    • He came up with a cockamamy excuse for being late.
    • That's the most cockamamy plan I've ever heard.
    • She told a cockamamy story about seeing a UFO.

    Synonymsabsurdfoolishimplausibleincredibleludicrousnonsensicalpreposterousridiculoussillyunbelievable

    Antonymsbelievablelogicalplausiblerationalreasonablesensiblesound