whigmaleerie

[hwig-muh-leer-ee, wig-]

noun

a whim; notion.
a whimsical or fanciful ornament or contrivance; gimmick.

Origin of whigmaleerie

1720–30; orig. Scots, earlier figmalirie, perhaps with fig (see fidget, whig); for -ma-, cf. rigmarole, thingamajig

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Historical Examples of whigmaleerie

Whigmaleerie, as to the derivation of which you seem to be in some perplexity, is in Norwegian Vægmaleri.
On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2)
John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for whigmaleerie

whigmaleerie

noun Scot

a trinket, whimsical ornament, or trifle
a whim or caprice

Word Origin for whigmaleerie

C18: of unknown origin

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