On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Cockamamie. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as goofy or sappy and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Cockamamie in a sentence
Cockamamie meaning
- A decal, a design that can be transferred to a surface.
- A foolish or ridiculous person.
- Ridiculousness; folly; foolish nonsense.
Using Cockamamie
- The main meaning on this page is: A decal, a design that can be transferred to a surface. | A foolish or ridiculous person. | Ridiculousness; folly; foolish nonsense.
- Useful related words include: cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly.
Context around Cockamamie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cockamamie
- In this selection, "cockamamie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, whole, conspiracy, adventure and scheme stand out and add context to how "cockamamie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and his cockamamie conspiracy theories and in so cockamamie an undertaking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cockamamie" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cockamamie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Because I wouldn’t want to just come up with some cockamamie adventure. (13 words)
That was the idea behind this whole cockamamie scheme in the first place! (13 words)
The Washington Post said Houston is "doing nothing more than playing Houston, comes out largely unscathed if that is possible in so cockamamie an undertaking", Rita Kempley. (27 words)
At the same time, though, Buckley did think that Welch and his cockamamie conspiracy theories about Eisenhower and fluoridation in the water supply were not helpful to the conservative cause. (30 words)
The Washington Post said Houston is "doing nothing more than playing Houston, comes out largely unscathed if that is possible in so cockamamie an undertaking", Rita Kempley. (27 words)
Because I wouldn’t want to just come up with some cockamamie adventure. (13 words)
That was the idea behind this whole cockamamie scheme in the first place! (13 words)
Example sentences (4)
At the same time, though, Buckley did think that Welch and his cockamamie conspiracy theories about Eisenhower and fluoridation in the water supply were not helpful to the conservative cause.
Because I wouldn’t want to just come up with some cockamamie adventure.
That was the idea behind this whole cockamamie scheme in the first place!
The Washington Post said Houston is "doing nothing more than playing Houston, comes out largely unscathed if that is possible in so cockamamie an undertaking", Rita Kempley.