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whims

[hwim, wim] Origin

whim

[hwim, wim]
noun
1.
an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy: a sudden whim to take a midnight walk.
2.
capricious humor: to be swayed by whim.

Origin:
1635–45; short for whim-wham


1. whimsy, vagary, caprice.

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Whims is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Word Origin & History

whim
1641, "pun or play on words," shortened from whimwham "fanciful object" (q.v.). Meaning "sudden notion, fancy, or idea" first recorded 1697, probably a shortened form of whimsy.
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