whimwham

CIDE DICTIONARY

whimwham, n. [Formed from whim by reduplication.].

•  A whimsical thing; an odd device; a trifle; a trinket; a gimcrack.  [1913 Webster]

  "They'll pull ye all to pieces for your whimwhams."  [1913 Webster]
•  A whim, or whimsey; a freak.  [1913 Webster]

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whimwham

Caprice

N caprice, fancy, humor, whim, whimsy, whimsey, whimwham, crotchet, capriccio, quirk, freak, maggot, fad, vagary, prank, fit, flimflam, escapade, boutade, wild-goose chase, capriciousness, kink, capricious, erratic, eccentric, fitful, hysterical, full of whims, maggoty, inconsistent, fanciful, fantastic, whimsical, crotchety, kinky, particular, humorsome, freakish, skittish, wanton, wayward, contrary, captious, arbitrary, unconformable, penny wise and pound foolish, fickle, frivolous, sleeveless, giddy, volatile, by fits and starts, without rhyme or reason, nil fuit unquain sic inipar sibi, the deuce is in him.