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.

Origin of whim-wham

1
1490–1500; gradational compound; cf. flimflam, jimjams, etc.

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How to use whim-wham in a sentence

  • Other similar replies are, I have been making a trundle for a gooses eye, or a whim-wham to bridle a goose.

    The Slang Dictionary | John Camden Hotten

British Dictionary definitions for whim-wham

whim-wham

noun
  1. archaic something fanciful; a trifle

Origin of whim-wham

1
C16: of unknown origin; compare flimflam

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