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Whimwham
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Word Origin & History
whimwham
"whimsical device, trifle," 1529, of unknown origin; perhaps from Scand. (cf. O.N. hvima "to let the eyes wander," Norw. kvima "to flutter"), or else an arbitrary native formation (cf. flim-flam).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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