cockamamy in All languages combined

Forms: more cockamamy [comparative], most cockamamy [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Cockamamie (a marketing term for a child's rub-on tattoo), a deliberate mispronunciation of decalcomania. Etymology templates: {{m|en|decalcomania}} decalcomania Head templates: {{en-adj}} cockamamy (comparative more cockamamy, superlative most cockamamy)

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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "unsinnig"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "foolish",
      "word": "blöd"
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"cockamamy" meaning in All languages combined

Adjective [English]