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whim-wham
whim-wham (ˈhwɪmhwæm) Also 6–7 whym wham, 7 whimwhom, 8–9 whimwam, 9 wimwam, whim-, wim-wom. [A reduplication with vowel-variation, like flim-flam, jim-jam, trim-tram, all of which are similarly applied to trivial or frivolous things. The history of the group of words of which whim n.1, whimsy, and ... Oxford English Dictionary
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A wigwam for a goose's bridle
Originally, the phrase was "a whim-wham for a goose's bridle", with "whim-wham" a word meaning "a fanciful or fantastic object". Folk etymology converted the word "whim-wham"—a word that was no longer much used—to "wigwam", an Ojibwa word for a domed single-room dwelling used by wikipedia.org
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whinny-whanny
† whinny-whanny Obs. [Cf. whim-wham, whimsy-whamsy.] ? A trivial thing, trifle.1673 S'too him Bayes 54 You may make an Egregious Play with the rest of your Whinny-whanneys but where's the Plot? Oxford English Dictionary
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jim-jam
jim-jam (ˈdʒɪmdʒæm) [A reduplicated term, of which the elements are unexplained; perhaps only whimsical: cf. flim-flam, trim-tram, whim-wham, etc. Connexion with the first element of gimcrack is possible, but the latter is not found till later.] 1. A fanciful or trivial article, a gimcrack, a knick-... Oxford English Dictionary
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Allen Curnow
Press (broadsheet) 1958: Bright Sky, verse play, unpublished, cyclostyled copy held in University of Auckland Library, NZ Glass Case 1959: Best of Whim-Wham wikipedia.org
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whimsy
whimsy, whimsey, n. (a.) (ˈhwɪmzɪ) Forms: 7 whim-, whymzie, whimsee, 7–8 whimzy, 8 whymsey, 7–9 whimsie, whims(e)y. [See whim-wham.] A. n. I. † 1. Dizziness, giddiness, vertigo. Obs.16.. Middleton, etc. Old Law iii. ii, I ha' got the scotomy in my head already, The whimsey: you all turn round. 1656 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Harrigan (song)
Examples can be found in "The Whim-Wham Book" by Duncan Emrich and in "Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts: The Subversive Folklore of Childhood" by Josepha Sherman wikipedia.org
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Mark Steven Greenfield
SOUTHWEST: ABQ - LA EXCHANGE" LA Artcore Brewery Annex Apr, 2009 "WEST SOUTHWEST: ABQ - LA EXCHANGE" LA Artcore Union Center for the Arts Feb, 2009 Whim-Wham wikipedia.org
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whim
▪ I. whim, n.1 (hwɪm) Also 8 whym. [See whim-wham. The transference of meaning from branch I to branch II is similar to that in engine and gin n.1] I. † 1. A pun or play on words; a double meaning. Obs.1641 Brome Jov. Crew i. (1652) B 1 b, There was the whim, or double meaning on't. Ibid., One told ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sadler's Wells Theatre
His shows, with music by Charles Dibdin, included such pieces as Vineyard Revels, or, The Harlequin Bacchanal, and The Whim-Wham, or, Harlequin Captive wikipedia.org
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clootie
clootie, a. Sc. and Eng. regional (north.). Brit. /ˈklʊti/, /ˈkluːti/, U.S. /ˈklədi/, /ˈkludi/, Sc. /ˈklʊti/ Forms: 18– clouty, 19– clootie, 19– clooty, 19– cloutie [‹ clout n.1 (see forms at that entry) + -y suffix6.] Made of pieces or strips of cloth. Now rare.1896 J. M. Barrie Margaret Ogilvie 8 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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trim-tram
trim-tram, n. (a.) Obs. exc. dial. (ˈtrɪmˈtræm) Also 9 dial. trin tran. [In I. app. f. trim a., with varied reduplication; in II. and III., app. whimsical applications of I.; but perh. distinct words.] I. (Cf. flim-flam, jim-jam, whim-wham.) † 1. app. A personal ornament of little value; a pretty to... Oxford English Dictionary
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pot-hook
pot-hook, n. (ˈpɒthʊk) [f. pot n.1 + hook n.1] 1. a. A hook suspended over a fireplace, for hanging a pot or kettle on; a crook. b. An iron rod (usually curved) with a hook at the end, for lifting a heated pot, stove-lid, etc.1467 Maldon, Essex, Court Rolls (Bundle 43 No. 14), ii. keteles; i. rakke;... Oxford English Dictionary
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gimcrack
gimcrack, n. and a. (ˈdʒɪmkræk) Forms: α. 4 gybe-, gibecrake, 7 jibcrack. β. 7 gimcracke, gincracke, 8 jem-, jimcrack, 9 dial. gimcrank, 7– gimcrack. [The 14th c. form gibecrake is perh. connected with OF. giber to shake (see jib v.); the primary sense may have been ‘a slight or flimsy ornament’. (F... Oxford English Dictionary
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