whigmaleerie
[ hwig-muh-leer-ee, wig- ]
/ ˌʰwɪg məˈlɪər i, ˌwɪg- /
noun
a whim; notion.
a whimsical or fanciful ornament or contrivance; gimmick.
Origin of whigmaleerie
1720–30; orig. Scots, earlier
figmalirie, perhaps with
fig (see
fidget,
whig); for
-ma-, cf.
rigmarole,
thingamajig
Words nearby whigmaleerie
whiffy,
whig,
whig party,
whiggish,
whiggism,
whigmaleerie,
whigmaleery,
while,
while away,
while back,
while there's life there's hope
Example sentences from the Web for whigmaleerie
Whigmaleerie, as to the derivation of which you seem to be in some perplexity, is in Norwegian Vægmaleri.
On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) |John Ruskin
British Dictionary definitions for whigmaleerie
whigmaleerie
/ (ˌhwɪɡməˈliːrɪ) /
noun Scot
a trinket, whimsical ornament, or trifle
a whim or caprice
Word Origin for whigmaleerie
C18: of unknown origin