whifflery nonce-wd.
(ˈhwɪflərɪ)
[f. prec.: see -ery.]
Action characteristic of a whiffler; trifling.
| 1835 Carlyle in Froude T.C. (1884) I. 60 Life is no frivolity, or hypothetical coquetry or whifflery. |
whifflery nonce-wd.
(ˈhwɪflərɪ)
[f. prec.: see -ery.]
Action characteristic of a whiffler; trifling.
| 1835 Carlyle in Froude T.C. (1884) I. 60 Life is no frivolity, or hypothetical coquetry or whifflery. |
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