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whim-wham

[ hwim-hwam, wim-wam ]

noun

  1. any odd or fanciful object or thing; a gimcrack.
  2. whim-whams, Informal. nervousness; jitters:

    He had the whim-whams after the accident.



whim-wham

noun

  1. archaic.
    something fanciful; a trifle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of whim-wham1

1490–1500; gradational compound; flimflam, jimjams, etc.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of whim-wham1

C16: of unknown origin; compare flimflam
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Then th' insignificant Knee-Rowl, A mere Whim-wham, upon my Soul; For that 'twas never made, I fear, To save the Master's Knees at Prayer: Which being worn o'th' largest size, That Man Rolls full, the Bully cries.

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For want of some piquancy, which our eye does not catch in the French journals, we sum up our chit-chat with this pleasant whim-wham of English flavor: My man Davis is a bit of a character.

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He has gone to buy screws, or something, to make a whim-wham to wind up the sun.â€

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I was saying break out directly with a rash desire to spend more money upon a whim-wham to wind up the sun.â€

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So much for the commencement of this long whim-wham.

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