cockamamie的词源

英文词源

cockamamie (adj.)

American English slang word attested by 1946, popularized c. 1960, but said to be New York City children's slang from mid-1920s; perhaps an alteration of decalcomania (see decal).

中文词源

cockamamie：荒诞可笑的

拼写改编自法语decalcomanie, 来自词根calc, 踩，踏，词源同inculcate,decal. 原指一种陶瓷或玻璃工艺的贴花纸法，即把一种图案印到另一件物品上。后比喻拙劣的模仿，荒诞可笑的。

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