PALABRAS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADAS CON «COCKAMAMY»
cockamamy
decalcomania
from
french
décalcomanie
decorative
technique
which
engravings
prints
transferred
pottery
other
materials
today
shortened
version
decal
cockamamy
merriam
webster
cock
adjective
ˌkä
ˈmā
ridiculous
silly
full
incredible
excuses
ever
define
pointless
nonsensical
wild
schemes
cockamamie
ideas
also
origin
probably
earlier
than
americanism
orig
meaning
pronunciation
translations
wordreference
ˌkɒkəˈmeɪmɪ
slang
chiefly
story
etymology
century
sense
paper
wiktionary
edit
comparative
more
superlative
most
foolish
trifling
retrieved
with
definitions
word
posted
august
reply
collins
always
would
much
trouble
explain
what
kind
charge
cooked
harass
10 LIBROS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADOS CON «COCKAMAMY»
Descubre el uso de
cockamamy en la siguiente selección bibliográfica. Libros relacionados con
cockamamy y pequeños extractos de los mismos para contextualizar su uso en la literatura.
1
The
Cockamamy World of A. Yold
I first met A. Yold in the dumps.
2
The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated
cockamamy cockamamie Pronounced cocK-a-may-me, to rhyme with "lock a
Mamie." Derivation: Ameridish, or children's argot. 1. Mixed up, muddled;
ridiculous, implausible; not credible, foolishly complicated. "Did you ever hear
such a ...
3
The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made ...
Cockamamy. Flyers. ith World War II becoming adistantmemoryattheendofthe
1950s,American tourists began turning up inEuropeinlargenumbers.Forthe
firsttimesince before the Great Depression, members of America's growing
middle class ...
Why the cockamamy story?” “Would I have got you this far if I had told you the
truth? Besides it wasn't that cockamamy. It didn't look that cockamamy. I still say it
was a long shot you recognising her. And . . . and it's important the kids think
she's ...
5
Any Woman's Blues: A Novel of Obsession
... for some cockamamy charity ball at some cockamamy palazzo rented by some
cockamamy friends of Lindsay's.” Lionel has won the shiksa sweepstakes with
this marriage. He indicates his third wife, Lindsay, a thirty-five-year-old who is fast
...
6
Dictionary of Jewish Words: A JPS Guide
In Jewish tradition, circumcision is performed as a religious ritual called a brit
milah or bris. cockamamy adj. French (cock-ah-MAY-mee) Absurd, ridiculous,
foolish. Often thought to be a Yiddish word,cockamamy is a misspelling of the
French ...
Joyce Eisenberg, Ellen Scolnic, 2010
Rosten's "Yiddish & English" "Cockamamy" is indeed Ameridish [Encounter,
September 1968] ; it came into regular usage in Toronto (via New York and
Miami) about fifteen years ago and is a juxtaposition of "mania," a mental
derangement, ...
8
Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
... coast, seashore; 9 coastline coastal: 8 littoral, riparian coastline: 5 coast, shore;
8 seaboard, sea- coast, seashore 161 coadjutancy / cockamamy coat: 3 fur; 4
cake; 5 plate, shell; 6 veneer; 7 coating, surface coati: 10 coati-mondi, coati-
mundi; ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
9
The Dead Guy Interviews: Conversations with 45 of the Most ...
MS: One of your cockamamy ideas was "the Battle for Births" [1927]. BM: Not-a
cockamamy! Italy have-a such a small population, you know? We want to getta
young girls to-a marry, and-a have bambini— children. It's a good idea! MS: Yeah
...
10
A Vision in Velvet: A Witchcraft Mystery
Probably some cockamamy story. Tell you what. have I toobig aheart; that's
myproblem. She sold mea few decorative items that might be worth something,
so I justtookthis as part of the deal.” “Would youmind if I examined this velvet
piece?
10 NOTICIAS EN LAS QUE SE INCLUYE EL TÉRMINO «COCKAMAMY»
Conoce de qué se habla en los medios de comunicación nacionales e internacionales y cómo se emplea el término
cockamamy en el contexto de las siguientes noticias.
Jerk Manages to Convince Girlfriend He Didn't Just Get Married …
Irrational would be believing his cockamamy explanation. I mean, that should be the end of the story. Boom! You've been hoodwinked. But no -- it doesn't end ... «The Stir, Jun 15»
Movie Review -- Tomorrowland... Hang in There
His ability to listen and his cockamamy facial expressions say more than the dialogue. He makes Tomorrowland. Disney's science fiction ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
Judge Grants Parole For Woman Convicted Of Abusing Adopted Kids
... told reporters, “And I'm quoting him, 'She's been the subject of repugnant detestable talk show hosts and yammering cockamamy callers. «CBS Local, Abr 15»
'Livin' on the Edge'
“Soooooo, did she want to quit because her alliance partner got voted out so she sulked and made up some cockamamy story about needing to ... «Entertainment Weekly, Abr 15»
GUEST OPINION: Conservatives cook up cockamamy lands …
Jackson, Wyoming – On March 26, Wyoming's two senators voted to approve a resolution that advances the idea that Congress should transfer ... «Planet Jackson Hole, Abr 15»
Longer council terms opposed
Extending City Council terms was called ridiculous, unnecessary and even “cockamamy” by city residents attending the second public input ... «Greenville Daily Reflector, Abr 15»
Your Opinion Sucks: Matt Atchity Dishes on Rotten Tomatoes
And a lot of times, the one in a hundred has learned that there are consequences to the cockamamy shit that they say. But on the web there ... «Crave Online, Mar 15»
Roundtable: What to do with points after touchdowns
I've never heard that subject discussed once in the NBA, which seems to be the king of cockamamy rules, or by the NCAA. Narrowing the ... «ESPN, Mar 15»
Surveillance video released in Greenwood kidnapping hoax
We pay too many people to be slugs and they come up with cockamamy plans like this that can ruin lives and costs thousands of dollars. «KSLA-TV, Mar 15»
USB-C is a dead ringer for Apple's Cinema Display power cord
... that value will be overridden by the need to carry adaptors to connect this cockamamy connector port to anything else on the planet besides ... «Cult of Mac, Mar 15»
