ˈwhifflegig, a. colloq.
Trifling, ‘whiffling’. Also ˈwhiffmagig = whiffler2 2.
| 1830 H. Lee Mem. Manager I. i. 10 Not one of your puny punsters, or..whiffle-gig word-snappers. 1871 Meredith H. Richmond liv, Plenty of foreign whiffmagigs are to be found, but you won't come upon a fellow like that. |