cockamamie

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trifling

Do not give any more cockamamie reasons for failing to complete your assignment.

foolish, silly
{s} crazy, ridiculous, silly, pointless (Slang)
a cockamamie story or excuse is not believable or does not make sense (Probably from decalcomania)
pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books
cockamamie

    Turkish pronunciation

    kôkımeymi

    Pronunciation

    /ˌkôkəˈmāmē/ /ˌkɔːkəˈmeɪmiː/

    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
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