cockamamie

Example Sentences

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Fitting, given that anything more than one foot in front of her would be invisible beneath the shadow of her cockamamie chapeau.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

Rather than take on Cannon’s cockamamie assignment, Smith laid out accurate jury instructions based on the actual charges and law.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

I’m a mere critic, not a network pinhead, as David Letterman referred to executives who made these kinds of decisions, but that doesn’t mean I can’t dream up cockamamie ideas.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

Ironically, the space aliens, ludicrous as they may be, are less insulting to the intelligence of the audience than the cockamamie developments on planet Earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2023

Running off to live with Tess, the woman who gave you this cockamamie Hello Girl idea to begin with?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse