“‘Cockamamie’ means
something worthless or trifling
, even absurd or strange; a ‘cockamamie’ excuse or story is an implausible, ridiculous one. The word may be a corruption of ‘decalcomania’ (‘a cheap picture or design on specially prepared paper that is transferred to china, wood, etc.
What does the phrase cockamamie mean?
:
ridiculous, incredible some cockamamie idea/story of all the cockamamy excuses I ever heard
— Leo Rosten.
Where does the expression cockamamie come from?
The original of both cockamamie and decal is
the French décalcomanie
, which was created in the early 1860s to refer to the craze for decorating objects with transfers (it combines décalquer, to transport a tracing, with manie, a mania or craze).
How do you use cockamamie in a sentence?
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Logan came up with the cockamamie plan of faking his death to get out of taking his math test.
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Tom is always coming up with some cockamamie scheme to catch Jerry, but his silly plans never work.
What is a synonym for cockamamie?
Wiktionary. cockamamieadjective. Synonyms:
zany
, unreasonable, wacky, sappy, goofy.
What does Minster mean in English?
:
a large or important church often having cathedral status
.
What is malarkey slang for?
According to Oxford Dictionaries, malarkey is “
meaningless talk; nonsense
,” it came into use in the 1920s and its specific origin is unknown. There is an Irish name — Mullarkey. ... But there may be an Irish-American connection.
What does Per say mean?
: by, of, or in itself or oneself or themselves : as such :
intrinsically
.
per se
.
What is the meaning of assayer?
noun [ C ] /əˈseɪər/ us.
a person or company that tests a metal, etc. to find out
how pure it is: the chief assayer at the Birmingham Assay Office.
What part of speech is cockamamie?
Hence, in time, the variant “cockamamie” came to be used as an
adjective
meaning “ridiculous.”
What is a synonym for Goofy?
slaphappy
, crackers, light-headed, ridiculous, round the bend, lightheaded, nutty, punch-drunk, dotty, featherbrained, sappy, kooky, daft, bats, empty-headed, clownish, airheaded, fruity, nuts, bonkers, clownlike, cracked, haywire, wacky, loco, kookie, buggy, zany, silly, pathetic, dizzy, batty, cockamamy, loony, barmy ...
What does Minster mean in Old English?
The word derives from the Old English “mynster”, meaning “
monastery
“, “nunnery”, “mother church” or “cathedral”, itself derived from the Latin “monasterium
What’s the difference between a church and a minster?
is that
church is (countable) a christian house of worship
; a building where religious services take place while minster is a monastic church.
What is the meaning of Dillydally?
intransitive verb. :
to waste time by loitering or delaying
: dawdle. Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Learn More About dillydally.
What are some Irish slang words?
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Sure look. If you’re chatting to someone and they reply with ‘Sure look’ it tends to mean ‘it is what it is’. ...
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Grand (an iconic bit of Irish slang) Grand means OK. ...
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Up to 90. ...
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Give it a lash (one of my favourite Irish phrases) ...
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Slagging. ...
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Banjaxed. ...
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The Jacks aka the toilet. ...
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Leg it.
