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whim-wham

American  
[hwim-hwam, wim-wam] / ˈʰwɪmˌʰwæm, ˈwɪmˌwæm /

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 British  

noun

  1. archaic something fanciful; a trifle

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Etymology

Origin of whim-wham

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

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