WHIGMALEERIE


Meaning of WHIGMALEERIE in English

/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 ]

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