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whimwham

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whim-wham

  [hwim-hwam, wim-wam]
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–noun
1. any odd or fanciful object or thing; a gimcrack.
2. whim-whams, Informal. nervousness; jitters: He had the whim-whams after the accident.
Origin:
1490–1500; gradational compound; cf. flimflam, jimjams, etc.
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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 an arbitrary native formation (cf. flim-flam).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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