Crossword clues for whimwham
whimwham
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Whimwham \Whim"wham\, n. [Formed from whim by reduplication.]
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A whimsical thing; an odd device; a trifle; a trinket; a gimcrack. [R.]
They'll pull ye all to pieces for your whimwhams.
--Bear. & Fl. A whim, or whimsey; a freak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"whimsical device, trifle," 1520s, of unknown origin; perhaps from Scandinavian (compare Old Norse hvima "to let the eyes wander," Norwegian kvima "to flutter"), or else an arbitrary native formation (compare flim-flam).
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of whim-wham English)
Usage examples of "whimwham".
Or perhaps she had rung the doorbell five minutes before the fuses blew, and Uncle Crank had invited his niece in for one of his justly famous lemon ice cream sodas, but then he'd succumbed to these maximum-bad whimwhams.