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
  • Art like Comedian acts as a reflection of society’s values, simultaneously serious and ridiculous.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • So far every one of Trump’s nominations has been poor, but that of RFK Jr. is ridiculous.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of ridiculous
Adjective
  • In this show, everyone has their distinct personalities — Reneé as Leighton is sassy and dry and Pauline as Kimberly is sweet and a little silly, for example.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Here was this band of rebellious and silly kids in bright clothes rapping their asses off.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of silly
Adjective
  • Lydia Tar’s lack of self-awareness only made the character funnier and more pathetic in her downfall.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The upcoming sequel to This Is Spinal Tap will be turning the pathetic knobs all the way to 11.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of pathetic
Adjective
  • After lightly chiding these gents for two movies, director Michael Winterbottom finally takes the knives out and begins to punish them, a decision that results in two late scenes that border on sociopathic and culminates in an unimaginably absurd ending that refuses to let Coogan off the hook.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
  • To envision European unity without the United States—as the authors attempt to do—is therefore absurd. SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS O’Brien and Stringer try to address, in a practical way, the hard security questions Europe would face if abandoned by Washington.
    Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of absurd
Adjective
  • Give yourself permission to go see a truly stupid movie.
    Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Among the show’s many, many, many Twilight Zone spoofs, this one is the funniest and the best, with a conclusion that’s equal parts brilliant and stupid.
    Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of stupid
Adjective
  • The authors concluded that any attempt to create a synthetic substance to replace the mud — something Major League Baseball has explored — would be foolish.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • To end its losing tradition, Colorado has to stop making foolish choices with its payroll.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of foolish
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