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whim-wham

[ hwim-hwam, wim-wam ]
/ ˈʰwɪmˌʰwæm, ˈwɪmˌwæm /
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noun
any odd or fanciful object or thing; a gimcrack.
whim-whams, Informal. nervousness; jitters: He had the whim-whams after the accident.
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Origin of whim-wham

1490–1500; gradational compound; cf. flimflam, jimjams, etc.
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British Dictionary definitions for whim-wham

whim-wham

noun
archaic something fanciful; a trifle

Word Origin for whim-wham

C16: of unknown origin; compare flimflam
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