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