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单词 whim-wham
释义 whim-wham
\ˈhwimˌ(h)wam, -aam also ˈwi-\ noun
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : a whimsical object or device especially of ornament or dress : trifle, trinket
 < a beret and a raffish tweed whim-wham — S.J.Perelman >
 < among the 16 whim-whams missing: … a pair of earrings — Time >
2. : notion, fancy, whim
 < these papers on society and its whim-whams or fads — E.W.Morse >
 < relish for personalities, gossips, whim-whams — S.T.Williams >
3. whim-whams also wim-wams plural : jimjams, jitters
 < took barbiturates to kill the whim-whams — G.V.Jones >
 < that job would have given me the whim-whams for a month — Howard Greig >
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