cockamamie
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[edit] Etymology
From French; derived from décalcomanie, a word used to describing the popular use of children's rub-on tattoos or other transfer decals. Sometimes erroneously claimed to derive from Yiddish[1]
[edit] Adjective
cockamamie (comparative more cockamamie, superlative most cockamamie)
- foolish, silly
- trifling
- Do not give any more cockamamie reasons for failing to complete your assignment.
