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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
Synonyms
1.
whimsy, vagary, caprice.
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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
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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