ˈwhifflegig,a.colloq. Trifling, ‘whiffling’. Also ˈwhiffmagig= whiffler2 2. 1830H. Lee Mem. Manager I. i. 10 Not one of your puny punsters, or..whiffle-gig word-snappers.1871Meredith H. Richmond liv, Plenty of foreign whiffmagigs are to be found, but you won't come upon a fellow like that.