Word of the day : Cockamamie

[OldFeller]

cockamamie
adjective
cock·a·ma·mie ˌkä-kə-ˈmā-mē ˈkä-kə-ˌmā-
variants or less commonly cockamamy

: ridiculous, incredible
some cockamamie idea/story
of all the cockamamy excuses I ever heard
—Leo Rosten

Synonyms​

• ridiculous
• silly
• pathetic
• absurd
• stupid
• foolish

In The Line of Fire - "Cockamamie"​

(One of Clint's favorite words also)

 

[Kaila]

My guess is that all SF members would agree they've seen a few cockamamie posts on our forum;
They're not at all likely however, to agree on which ones deserve that label.

 

[Marquest]

I recall Barbra Streisand, at one of her late-career concerts, telling a story about a woman who wondered why her friend was dragging her to see "some cockamamie folk singer"! That was by way of introducing the song, "I'm Still Here".

 

[spookycat2]

I enjoyed that movie clip, have not seen that in a long time. Clint is one of my favorites. He always has the right line for the situation, and makes it fit effortlessly.

 

[OldFeller]

I enjoyed that movie clip, have not seen that in a long time. Clint is one of my favorites. He always has the right line for the situation, and makes it fit effortlessly.

I had no idea that would come up on YouTube when I searched the word. But it was the perfect clip for this post. I got lucky.

 

[Ruthanne]

There are so many cockamamie sounding things online and it's hard to always know which ones are true!