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How to pronounce cockamamie
“cockamamie” pronunciation in American English
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“cockamamie” in real sentences
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of saying which cockamamie
The Obama White House
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They've heard him pitch cockamamie ideas before.
Veritasium
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this is a hallucination by depicting other hallucinations just as cockamamie.
British Library
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He's getting to some cockamamie you know, ambassador to nowhere.
The 92nd Street Y
Why real speech
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