1) decalcomania. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...The process of transferring pictures or designs printed on specially prepared paper to materials such
as glass or metal. 2. A decal. French decalcomanie, from dcalquer,...

2) decal. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. A picture or design transferred by decalcomania. 2. A decorative sticker. Short for
decalcomania....

3) cockamamie. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.
2000.
...2. Ludicrous; nonsensical: gave me a cockamamie reason for not going. Probably alteration of
decalcomania....