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Cockamamie

adjective/kˈoʊvd/
Definition
ludicrous, foolish
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈoʊvd/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɪfθəɹˌɔɪdəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɪfθəɹˌɔɪdəl/
3 syllables Say it as /kˈoʊvd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveludicrous, foolish
“gave me a cockamamie reason for not going”
Word Forms
goofnouna man who is a stupid incompetent fool
sillinessnouna ludicrous folly
zanynouna man who is a stupid incompetent fool
Around the World
Europe
🇪🇸Spanish
disparatado
ridículo, tonto
🇮🇹Italian
stupido
ridicolo, sciocco
🇳🇱Dutch
kakamamie
belachelijk, dwaas
🇷🇺Russian
чушь
нелепый, глупый
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कॉकमामी
हास्यास्पद, मूर्ख
🇮🇳Tamil
காக்காமாமி
கேலிக்குரிய, முட்டாள்தனமான
🇮🇳Telugu
కాకామామీ
హాస్యాస్పదమైన, మూర్ఖమైన
🇮🇳Gujarati
કોકમામી
હાસ્યાસ્પદ, મૂર્ખ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಾಕಮಾಮಿ
ಹಾಸ್ಯಾಸ್ಪದ, ಮೂರ್ಖ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കോക്കമാമി
പരിഹാസ്യമായ, വിഡ്ഢിത്തം
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
科卡马米
可笑的,愚蠢的
🇯🇵Japanese
コカマミー
ばかげた、愚かな
🇰🇷Korean
코카마미
우스꽝스러운, 어리석은
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gà trống
lố bịch, ngu xuẩn
🇹🇭Thai
ไก่คามามี
น่าหัวเราะ, โง่เขลา
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كوكامامي
سخيف، أحمق
🇮🇷Persian
کاکامی
مضحک، احمقانه
🇹🇷Turkish
saçmalık
gülünç, aptalca
🇮🇱Hebrew
קוקאמאמי
מגוחך, טיפשי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'cockamamie'?
The primary meaning of 'cockamamie' is 'ludicrous, foolish'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cockamamie' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'cockamamie' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'cockamamie' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'cockamamie' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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