whim-wham

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

noun

any odd or fanciful object or thing; a gimcrack.
whim-whams, Informal. nervousness; jitters: He had the whim-whams after the accident.

Origin of whim-wham

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

Words nearby whim-wham

Example sentences from the Web for whim-wham

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

    The Slang Dictionary |John Camden Hotten

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