whifflegigadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwhifflegig.

colloquial.

Trifling, ‘whiffling’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible > fussing or small-minded

fistinga1535

petty1597

whiffling1613

leguleian1615

fiddle-faddle1617

leguleious1660

pottering1720

poking1748

niggling1827

poky1828

whifflegig1830

niggly1840

pistareen1860

petty-minded1927

1830 H. Lee Mem. Manager I. i. 10 Not one of your puny punsters, or..whiffle-gig word-snappers.

Derivatives

ˈwhiffmagig n. = whiffler n.² 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > baseness > base person > [noun]

houndOE

hinderlingc1175

whelpc1330

vilec1400

beasta1425

dog bolt1465

shake-rag1571

vassal1589

brock1607

shag-rag1611

shack-rag1612

slubberdegullion1612

baseling1618

shag1620

shab1637

slabberdegullion1653

whiffler1659

hang-dog1693

reptile1697

Nobodaddyc1793

skunk1816

spalpeen1817

tiger1827

soap-lock1840

shake1846

white mouse1846

sweep1853

shuck1862

whiffmagig1871

scrubber1876

ullage1901

jelly bean1905

heel1914

dirty dog1928

crud1932

crut1937

klunk1942

crudball1968

scumbag1971

bawbag1999

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > paltry, mean, or contemptible

turdc1400

shrub1566

skybala1572

peltera1577

whipstart1581

smatchetc1582

squib1586

paltripolitan1588

scrub1589

Jack-a-Lent1596

snotty-nose1604

whipstera1616

whimling1616

whiffler1659

insignificancy1661

insect1684

insignificant1710

pic1839

squirt1844

whiffmagig1871

sniff1890

picayune1903

1871 G. Meredith in Cornhill Mag. Nov. 605 Plenty of foreign whiffmajigs are to be found, but you won't come upon a fellow like that.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	whifflegig
释义	whifflegigadj. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwhifflegig. colloquial. Trifling, ‘whiffling’. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > paltry, mean, or contemptible > fussing or small-minded fistinga1535 petty1597 whiffling1613 leguleian1615 fiddle-faddle1617 leguleious1660 pottering1720 poking1748 niggling1827 poky1828 whifflegig1830 niggly1840 pistareen1860 petty-minded1927 1830 H. Lee Mem. Manager I. i. 10 Not one of your puny punsters, or..whiffle-gig word-snappers. Derivatives ˈwhiffmagig n. = whiffler n.² 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > baseness > base person > [noun] houndOE hinderlingc1175 whelpc1330 vilec1400 beasta1425 dog bolt1465 shake-rag1571 vassal1589 brock1607 shag-rag1611 shack-rag1612 slubberdegullion1612 baseling1618 shag1620 shab1637 slabberdegullion1653 whiffler1659 hang-dog1693 reptile1697 Nobodaddyc1793 skunk1816 spalpeen1817 tiger1827 soap-lock1840 shake1846 white mouse1846 sweep1853 shuck1862 whiffmagig1871 scrubber1876 ullage1901 jelly bean1905 heel1914 dirty dog1928 crud1932 crut1937 klunk1942 crudball1968 scumbag1971 bawbag1999 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > paltry, mean, or contemptible turdc1400 shrub1566 skybala1572 peltera1577 whipstart1581 smatchetc1582 squib1586 paltripolitan1588 scrub1589 Jack-a-Lent1596 snotty-nose1604 whipstera1616 whimling1616 whiffler1659 insignificancy1661 insect1684 insignificant1710 pic1839 squirt1844 whiffmagig1871 sniff1890 picayune1903 1871 G. Meredith in Cornhill Mag. Nov. 605 Plenty of foreign whiffmajigs are to be found, but you won't come upon a fellow like that. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1830
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