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

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

Example Sentences

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

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