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cockamamie

Ridiculousness; folly; foolish nonsense.

ˌkɒk.əˈmeɪ.miCurrent50 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

Ridiculousness; folly; foolish nonsense.

Lo and behold, in full color there was a photograph of an old glass-paned hanging cupboard with clusters of strawberry, cherry, green grape and apple “cockamamies” pasted in the center of each pane.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(US, chiefly, dated) A decal, a design that can be transferred to a surface.

Origin: Possible of ; sometimes erroneously claimed to derive from Yiddish. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • Much like all of Little Lord Trumplestein's ideas, this is his of a blockade And like all of his cockamamie ideas, it's a complete disaster and failure, just like him 1st step of being a Warmonger is admitting you're a Warmonger, but he can't do that right either

    Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

A foolish or ridiculous person.

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