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zany
(redirected from cockamamy)

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zany
a clown or buffoon, esp one in old comedies who imitated other performers with ludicrous effect


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Both Rancho and Temblor are Spanish words, so it makes more sense than a cockamamy hybrid name like Rancho Cascades.
For a different view of Spanish life, go instead to Ek's cockamamy Carmen for Cullberg Ballet and revel in a spirited and gutsy heroine who's more than equal to Don Jose and Escamillo.
I started to hear artists saying cockamamy things like "I got the lead review in Artforum.
 
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