whimsy-whamsy

noun

whim·​sy-wham·​sy

-ˈ(h)wamzē

plural -es

: whim-wham

gremlins are … supposed to cause trouble such as engine failure in airplanes, a curious piece of whimsy-whamsy

—Henry Alexander

the theme of displaced war orphans … becomes here, in spite of shrewd descriptive touches, plain whimsy-whamsy

—Sarah Campion

Word History

Etymology

reduplication of whimsy entry 1

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