whim-whamn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪmwam/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wɪmˌ(h)wæm/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s whym wham, 1600s whimwhom, 1700s–1800s whimwam, 1800s wimwam, whim-wam, wim-wom.

Etymology: A reduplication with vowel-variation, like flim-flam, jim-jam, trim-tram, all of which are similarly applied to trivial or frivolous things. The history of the group of words of which whim n.¹, whimsy n. and adj., and this word are the chief members, is not clear. The existence in Old Norse of hvima to wander with the eyes as with the fugitive look of a frightened or silly person, and hvimsa to be taken aback or discomfited, suggests the possibility of an ultimate Scandinavian origin; but, seeing that whim-wham is the earliest recorded of the group (contemporaneously with the similar reduplicated forms mentioned above), an indigenous symbolic origin is more likely; in which case whimsy may be related to whim-wham as flimsy to flim-flam.

1. A fanciful or fantastic object; figurative a trifle; in early use chiefly, a trifling ornament of dress, a trinket; later in various local uses (see quots.).

ΘΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial

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frivolc1450

whim-whama1529

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kickshawa1616

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foolation1628

fingle-fanglea1652

trangama1658

tinsel1660

gingerbread1664

finnimbrun1676

gimcrack1676

knacka1677

tawdrum1680

knick-knack1682

trantlum1768

knick-knacket1793

folderol1820

jigamaree1824

novelty1840

fool's gold1870

flapdoodle1877

fal-lal1902

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > whimsical or fanciful object

whim-whama1529

whim1678

whimsy1712

a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 75 After the Sarasyns gyse, With a whym wham, Knyt with a trym tram, Vpon her brayne pan.

1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. F2 Dost loue that mother Mumble-crust, dost thou? dost long for that whim-wham?

1621 J. Taylor Superbiæ Flagellum C 7 b Whimwhams & whirligiggs to please Baboones.

1640 J. Fletcher & J. Shirley Night-walker i. sig. C3 Theile pull yee all to peeces, for your whim whams, Your garters and your gloves.

1641 J. Taylor Reply as true as Steell 6 He caus'd some formes of flowers..'twixt the Beast legges be painted To hide his whim wham.

1659 G. Torriano Florio's Vocabolario Italiano & Inglese Tencone,..a mans whim-wham.

1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 17 The Yat's [= gate's] all hung about with whimwhoms, As Fishes Bones, and other thingums.

1721 A. Ramsay Scribblers Lash'd 197 Dealers in small Ware, Clinks, Whim Whams.

1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife II. xxxv. 226 I have spent seven hundred pounds..for her to learn music and whim-whams.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor x, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 282 Florentine and flams—bacon wi' reverence, and a' the sweet confections and whim-whams.

a1842 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) I. ix. 163 So much for the commencement of this long whim~wham.

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 394 Whim-wom, a bird-boy's clackers for frightening birds from fruit or corn.

1860 Slang Dict. Whim-wham, an alliterative term, synonymous with fiddle-faddle, riff-raff, etc., denoting nonsense, rubbish, etc.

2. A fantastic notion, odd fancy; = whim n.¹ 3.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > [noun]

phantoma1375

fantasyc1440

conceitc1450

fancy1471

crotchet1573

whim-wham1580

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whimsy1607

windmill1612

brainworm1617

maggota1625

vapour1631

flama1637

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idea1660

whim1697

rockstaff1729

whigmaleery1730

vagary1753

freak1785

whimsy-whamsy1807

crankum1822

whimmery1837

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim

fantasya1450

wantonness1531

humour1533

worm?a1534

will1542

toy?1545

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wild worm1548

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whim-wham1580

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caper1592

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spleen1594

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flama1625

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gimcrack1639

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caprich1656

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caprice1673

fita1680

grub1681

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whim1697

frolic1711

flight1717

whigmaleery1730

vagary1753

maddock1787

kink1803

fizgig1824

fad1834

whimmery1837

fantod1839

brain crack1853

whimsy-whamsy1871

tic1896

tick1900

1580 W. Fulke T. Stapleton & Martiall Confuted ii. viii. 117 Voluntarie pouertie in Augustine not found in the first planters of this newe trim tram. A matter worthie to be aunswered with a whim wham.

1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 40 Such blind vnreasonable whimwhams.

a1625 J. Fletcher Wild-goose Chase (1652) iii. i. 28 Your studied Whim-whams; and your fine set Faces.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. vii. 23 Who..not only hit upon this dainty amendment, but coax'd many of the old licensed matrons..to open their faculties afresh, in order to have this whim-wham of his inserted.

1807 Salmagundi 18 Apr. 144 He declared he would humour the weather no longer in its whim-whams.

1832 Rowl. Hill in Life (1834) 382 The pure and simple gospel of Christ, but not intermixed with the whim-whams of the present day.

1882 C. D. Warner Washington Irving iv. 50 The follies and ‘whim~whams’ of the metropolis.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	whim-wham
释义	whim-whamn. Brit. /ˈwɪmwam/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wɪmˌ(h)wæm/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s whym wham, 1600s whimwhom, 1700s–1800s whimwam, 1800s wimwam, whim-wam, wim-wom. Etymology: A reduplication with vowel-variation, like flim-flam, jim-jam, trim-tram, all of which are similarly applied to trivial or frivolous things. The history of the group of words of which whim n.¹, whimsy n. and adj., and this word are the chief members, is not clear. The existence in Old Norse of hvima to wander with the eyes as with the fugitive look of a frightened or silly person, and hvimsa to be taken aback or discomfited, suggests the possibility of an ultimate Scandinavian origin; but, seeing that whim-wham is the earliest recorded of the group (contemporaneously with the similar reduplicated forms mentioned above), an indigenous symbolic origin is more likely; in which case whimsy may be related to whim-wham as flimsy to flim-flam. 1. A fanciful or fantastic object; figurative a trifle; in early use chiefly, a trifling ornament of dress, a trinket; later in various local uses (see quots.). ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial gewgaw?c1225 frivolc1450 whim-whama1529 jim-jamc1540 trickc1550 flamfew1574 ribaldry1594 bubble1598 kickshawa1616 fairy money1616 foolation1628 fingle-fanglea1652 trangama1658 tinsel1660 gingerbread1664 finnimbrun1676 gimcrack1676 knacka1677 tawdrum1680 knick-knack1682 trantlum1768 knick-knacket1793 folderol1820 jigamaree1824 novelty1840 fool's gold1870 flapdoodle1877 fal-lal1902 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > whimsical or fanciful object whim-whama1529 whim1678 whimsy1712 a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 75 After the Sarasyns gyse, With a whym wham, Knyt with a trym tram, Vpon her brayne pan. 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. F2 Dost loue that mother Mumble-crust, dost thou? dost long for that whim-wham? 1621 J. Taylor Superbiæ Flagellum C 7 b Whimwhams & whirligiggs to please Baboones. 1640 J. Fletcher & J. Shirley Night-walker i. sig. C3 Theile pull yee all to peeces, for your whim whams, Your garters and your gloves. 1641 J. Taylor Reply as true as Steell 6 He caus'd some formes of flowers..'twixt the Beast legges be painted To hide his whim wham. 1659 G. Torriano Florio's Vocabolario Italiano & Inglese Tencone,..a mans whim-wham. 1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 17 The Yat's [= gate's] all hung about with whimwhoms, As Fishes Bones, and other thingums. 1721 A. Ramsay Scribblers Lash'd 197 Dealers in small Ware, Clinks, Whim Whams. 1808 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife II. xxxv. 226 I have spent seven hundred pounds..for her to learn music and whim-whams. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor x, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 282 Florentine and flams—bacon wi' reverence, and a' the sweet confections and whim-whams. a1842 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) I. ix. 163 So much for the commencement of this long whim~wham. 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 394 Whim-wom, a bird-boy's clackers for frightening birds from fruit or corn. 1860 Slang Dict. Whim-wham, an alliterative term, synonymous with fiddle-faddle, riff-raff, etc., denoting nonsense, rubbish, etc. 2. A fantastic notion, odd fancy; = whim n.¹ 3. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > fancy or fantastic notion > [noun] phantoma1375 fantasyc1440 conceitc1450 fancy1471 crotchet1573 whim-wham1580 vision1592 reverie1602 whimsy1607 windmill1612 brainworm1617 maggota1625 vapour1631 flama1637 fantastic1641 idea1660 whim1697 rockstaff1729 whigmaleery1730 vagary1753 freak1785 whimsy-whamsy1807 crankum1822 whimmery1837 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim fantasya1450 wantonness1531 humour1533 worm?a1534 will1542 toy?1545 whey-worm1548 wild worm1548 freak1563 crotchet1573 fancy1579 whim-wham1580 whirligig1589 caper1592 megrim1593 spleen1594 kicksey-winsey1599 fegary1600 humorousness1604 curiosity1605 conundrum1607 whimsy1607 windmill1612 buzza1616 capriccioa1616 quirka1616 flama1625 maggota1625 fantasticality1631 capruch1634 gimcrack1639 whimseycado1654 caprich1656 excursion1662 frisk1665 caprice1673 fita1680 grub1681 fantasque1697 whim1697 frolic1711 flight1717 whigmaleery1730 vagary1753 maddock1787 kink1803 fizgig1824 fad1834 whimmery1837 fantod1839 brain crack1853 whimsy-whamsy1871 tic1896 tick1900 1580 W. Fulke T. Stapleton & Martiall Confuted ii. viii. 117 Voluntarie pouertie in Augustine not found in the first planters of this newe trim tram. A matter worthie to be aunswered with a whim wham. 1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 40 Such blind vnreasonable whimwhams. a1625 J. Fletcher Wild-goose Chase (1652) iii. i. 28 Your studied Whim-whams; and your fine set Faces. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. vii. 23 Who..not only hit upon this dainty amendment, but coax'd many of the old licensed matrons..to open their faculties afresh, in order to have this whim-wham of his inserted. 1807 Salmagundi 18 Apr. 144 He declared he would humour the weather no longer in its whim-whams. 1832 Rowl. Hill in Life (1834) 382 The pure and simple gospel of Christ, but not intermixed with the whim-whams of the present day. 1882 C. D. Warner Washington Irving iv. 50 The follies and ‘whim~whams’ of the metropolis. 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