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whim

UK/wɪm/ US/ʍɪm/ fairly common

noun

1.

a sudden desire

  • “he bought it on an impulse”
Synonyms
2.

an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

  • “the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories”
  • “he had a whimsy about flying to the moon”
  • “whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it”
Synonyms

Origin

Clipping of whim-wham.

Phrases

  • at the whim of
  • on a whim
  • whim gin
  • whim shaft

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