Word of the Day

cockamamie (KOK-uh-may-mee) adjective, also cockamamy
Ridiculous; nonsensical

The origin of the term cockamamie is not confirmed. It's believed that
it's a corruption of decalcomania, the process of transferring a design
from a specially prepared paper to another surface. In the beginning, a
cockamamie was a fake tattoo, moistened with water and applied to the
wrist. How it took the sense of something pointless is uncertain. It's
perhaps been influenced by such terms as cock-and-bull or poppycock.

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