cockamamie adjective USdisapproving or humorous(alsocockamamy)uk /ˌkɒk.əˈmeɪ.mi/ us /ˈkɑːk.əˌmeɪ.mi/ stupid or silly: 荒谬的;可笑的;愚蠢的 cockamamie ideaHe had some cockamamie idea about turning waste paper into animal food.他有个荒唐的想法，要把废纸变为动物饲料。 I've got plans, and I'm going to make them work while you mess about with this cockamamy idea. He had some cockamamie plan to cut down the whole bridge. He thought up a cockamamie plan to switch identities with another prisoner. The witnesses have been holding up proceedings with all their cockamamy theories. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Stupid and silly absurd absurdity absurdly adolescent against your better judgmentidiom dopily dorky dottiness dotty dozily in his/her/their wisdomidiom in someone's infinite wisdomidiom inadvisable injudicious injudiciously uncritical uncritically undiscriminating unintelligent unperceptive
Synonyms
goofy
wacky
whacky
zany
cockamamie | American Dictionary
cockamamie adjective slangus/ˈkɑk·əˌmeɪ·mi/ ridiculous or crazy: He had some cockamamie idea for turning hay into food for people.