Cockamamie

Cockamamie
This article is about the Jen Trynin album. For other uses, see Decalcomania.
Cockamamie
Studio album by Jen Trynin
Released 1995
Recorded 1994
Genre indie rock, alternative rock
Label Squint Records, Warner Bros. Records
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Jen Trynin chronology
Cockamamie
(1995)		 Gun Shy, Trigger Happy
(1997)

Cockamamie is the debut album from Boston, Massachusetts-based musician Jen Trynin. Released in 1995 to generally positive acclaim, the album failed to do well on the charts.

The story of how this album came to be and the process regarding its release on Warner Bros. Records is chronicled in Trynin's 2006 book Everything I'm Cracked Up to Be.

Track listing

All songs written by Jen Trynin.

  1. "Happier"
  2. "Better Than Nothing"
  3. "Everything Is Different Now"
  4. "One Year Down"
  5. "Snow"
  6. "All This Could Be Yours"
  7. "Too Bad You're Such A Loser"
  8. "Knock Me Down"
  9. "If I Had Anything To Say (Don't You Think I Would Have Said It All?)"
  10. "Beg"
  11. "Do It Alone"

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  • cockamamie — Amer.Eng. 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 (Cf. decal)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • cockamamie — ☆ cockamamie [käk′ə mā΄mē ] adj. [alteration of DECALCOMANIA, prob. infl. by cock a nee nee, 19th c. name in New York for a cheap molasses candy] Slang 1. of poor quality; inferior 2. silly; ridiculous …   English World dictionary

  • cockamamie — cock|a|ma|mie [ˌkɔkəˈmeımi US ˌka:k ] adj AmE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Probably from decalcomania] a cockamamie story or excuse is not believable or does not make sense ▪ What cockamamie idea will he think up next? …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cockamamie — adjective AmE informal a cockamamie story or excuse is not believable or does not make sense: What cockamamie idea will he think up next? …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • cockamamie — [“kakamemi] mod. ridiculous; inconceivable. □ What a cockamamie idea! □ That is the most cockamamie thing I ever heard of …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • cockamamie — /kok euh may mee/, adj. Slang. ridiculous, pointless, or nonsensical: full of wild schemes and cockamamie ideas. Also, cockamamy. [‡1940 45, Amer.; in orig. sense, paper strip with an image which could be transferred to the skin when moistened,… …   Universalium

  • cockamamie — adjective a) foolish, silly Do not give any more cockamamie reasons for failing to complete your assignment. b) trifling Syn: goofy, sappy …   Wiktionary

  • cockamamie — cock|a|ma|mie [ kakə,meımi ] adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL silly or impossible to understand: a cockamamie idea/story …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • cockamamie — cock•a•ma•mie or cock•a•ma•my [[t]ˈkɒk əˌmeɪ mi[/t]] adj. Slang. cvb sts ridiculous; nonsensical: cockamamie ideas[/ex] • Etymology: 1940–45, amer.; alter. of decalcomania …   From formal English to slang

  • cockamamie — adjective ludicrous, foolish gave me a cockamamie reason for not going wore a goofy hat a silly idea some wacky plan for selling more books • Syn: ↑cockamamy, ↑goofy, ↑sappy, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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