/hwig'meuh lear"ee, wig'-/ , n.
1. a whim; notion.
2. a whimsical or fanciful ornament or contrivance; gimmick.
[ 1720-30; orig. Scots, earlier figmalirie, perh. with fig (see FIDGET, WHIG); for -ma-, cf. RIGMAROLE, THINGAMAJIG ]
/hwig'meuh lear"ee, wig'-/ , n.
1. a whim; notion.
2. a whimsical or fanciful ornament or contrivance; gimmick.
[ 1720-30; orig. Scots, earlier figmalirie, perh. with fig (see FIDGET, WHIG); for -ma-, cf. RIGMAROLE, THINGAMAJIG ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012