whim-wham

[hwim-hwam, wim-wam]

noun

1. any odd or fanciful object or thing; a gimcrack.

2. Informal.,  whim-whams, nervousness; jitters.

   He had the whim-whams after the accident.

whim-wham

noun

1. archaic,  something fanciful; a trifle

Word History and Origins

Origin of whim-wham¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of whim-wham¹

C16: of unknown origin; compare _flimflam