whim-wham

whim-wham
/hwim"hwam', wim"wam'/, n.
1. any odd or fanciful object or thing; a gimcrack.
2. whim-whams, Informal. nervousness; jitters: He had the whim-whams after the accident.
[1490-1500; gradational compound; cf. FLIMFLAM, JIMJAMS, etc.]

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