whim-wham
21whim — Synonyms and related words: apparition, bee, boutade, brainchild, brainstorm, bubble, capriccio, caprice, chimera, conceit, crank, craze, crazy idea, crotchet, delirium, disposition, dream, eidolon, fad, fancy, fantasque, fantastic notion,… …
22whim — whim·brel; whim; whim·per·ing·ly; whim·si·cal; whim·si·cal·i·ty; whim·sied; whim·sy wham·sy; whim·per; whim·sy; whim·si·cal·ly; whim·si·cal·ness; …
23sy-wham — whim·sy wham·sy; …
24whimsy — whim|sy [ˈwımzi] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: whim wham; WHIM] [U] a way of thinking, behaving, or doing something that is unusual, strange, and often amusing ▪ a sense of fancy and whimsy …
25whimsy — whim•sy or whim•sey [[t]ˈ(h)wɪm zi, ˈwɪm [/t]] n. pl. sies or seys 1) capricious humor; playful expression: a comedy with an air of whimsy[/ex] 2) an odd or fanciful notion 3) anything playful or fanciful, as an artistic creation • Etymology:… …
26Allen Curnow — Thomas Allen Munro Curnow ONZ CBE (June 17, 1911 – September 23, 2001) was a New Zealand poet and journalist. [ [http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/curnowa.html CURNOW, Allen ] ] Curnow was born in Timaru and educated at Christchurch Boys High …
27wigwam — a wigwam for a goose s bridle A snubbing reply to an unwanted question. It might be used to answer an inquisitive child who asks What s in the bag? The original English idiom was a whim wham for a goose s bridle . Whim wham meaning an ornament… …
28Whimwham — Whim wham, n. [Formed from whim by reduplication.] [1913 Webster] 1. A whimsical thing; an odd device; a trifle; a trinket; a gimcrack. [R.] [1913 Webster] They ll pull ye all to pieces for your whimwhams. Bear. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. A whim, or …
29whimsy — (also whimsey) ► NOUN (pl. whimsies or whimseys) 1) playfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour. 2) a fanciful or odd thing. 3) a whim. ORIGIN probably from archaic whim wham trinket, whim …
30whimsy — also whimsey noun (plural whimsies; also whimseys) Etymology: irregular from whim wham Date: 1605 1. whim, caprice 2. the quality or state of being whimsical or fanciful < the designer s new line showed a touch of whimsy > 3. a fanciful o …
