10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIM-WHAM»
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whim-wham in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
whim-wham and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Picking Up the Traces: The Making of a New Zealand Literary ...
86 'Whim-Wham', 'It Isn't Cricket', in Verses 1941-1942, pp.1 1-12. 87 'Whim-
Wham', 'Aiming High', in Verses 1941-1942, pp.37-38 88 'Whim-Wham', 'The
Year's at the Spring', in Verses 1941-1942, p.7. 89 'Whim-Wham', 'Tears forTodt',
...
A collection of riddles, jokes, jump rope rhymes, wishes, summer camp songs, and other Americana alive in the United States today.
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Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The man had said (wham) that — Dirk took a deep breath — (wham) he was
being pursued (wham) by (wham) a large, hairy, green-eyed monster armed with
a scythe. Wham! Dirk had secretly smiled to himself about this. Whim, wham,
whim, ...
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Transactions of the Philological Society: 1865
J amieson's Scottish Diet. WHILTIE-WHALTIE, ado. in a state of palpitation. “My
heart's aw playin' whiltie-whaltie." WHIM-WHAM, ab. 1. A trinket, a trifle. “A whim-
wham Knit with a t1jm-tram.”—-Skelt0n's Poems. “Old whim-whams have
plodded ...
Philological Society (London), 1865
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A Dictionary of Reduplicated Words in the English Language
WHILTIE-WHALTIE, adv. in a state of palpitation. " My heart's aw playin' whiltie-
whaltie." WHIM-WHAM, sb. 1. A trinket, a trifle. " A whim-wham Knit with a trim-
tram." — Skelton's Poems. " Old whim-whams have plodded on, long enough :
fresh ...
Henry Benjamin Wheatley, 1866
... ding dong, whim wham, Whhn wham,v ding dong. ding dong, Whim wham,
whim wham, whim whana, Whim whom, whim wham, whim whan), Whlm whan', '
him wthe ding, ding, ding, ding, dong rung the Bella Onr Sugar kisses hony
words, ...
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Scholars at War: Australasian Social Scientists, 1939-1945
11 N. C. Phillips, 'Hight, James, 1870–1958', Dictionary of New Zealand
Biography, updated 22 June 2007, <http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/> 12 The first
selection of Whim Wham verse to be published as a book was A Present for Hitler
and Other ...
Geoffrey G. Gray, Doug Munro, Christine Winter, 2012
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The English dialect dictionary
Yks. Nah, chk, tha's gotten thi whim-wham at last, erds lV.-re. Sup/)1. (Poll. 24.
1900 s.Lan.l His ycd's full 0' whim-whnms. Chs.1 s.Chs.l Taak n11 cyd il wot
dhaat' chartp' sez; ey)l ful 1'.i wint"Lan. [wi'mzi-wa'mzi.] A ' whim-wham, LAH1-:1-:
...
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Paulding's Works: Salmagundi; or, The
whim-whams ... of ...
Now, whether my grandfather ever heard of the Medici, is more than I can say ; I
rather think, however, from the characteristic originality of the Cocklofts, that it
was a whim-wham of his own begetting. Another odd notion of the old gentleman
...
James Kirke Paulding, 1835
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Paulding's Works: Salmagundi; or, The
whim-whams and ...
Now, whether my grandfather ever heard of the Medici, is more than I can say ; I
rather think, however, from the characteristic originality of the Cocklofts, that it
was a whim-wham of his own begetting. Another odd notion of the old gentleman
...
James Kirke Paulding, Washington Irving, 1835
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIM-WHAM»
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whim-wham is used in the context of the following news items.
Locally-grown favorites add to the sweetness of summer
I came home with farm eggs, ground cherries, sage, parsley, potatoes and even a “Locally Grown” onesie and burping cloth from Whim-Wham Art Farm. «Cherokee Tribune, Jul 15»
'The First Bad Man,' by Miranda July
The word feels unfair, a pejorative masquerading as a descriptor — possibly because the word “whimsy” comes from the noun “whim-wham,” meaning a trinket; ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
2600 Slang Terms For Genitalia Throughout The Ages
The whim-wham. The peacemaker. These are all words for a man's bagpipe. But women, never to be outdone, have plenty of names for their tirly-whirlies, too. «Co.Design, Aug 13»
Know your slang, poindexters?
c) “Who‥not only hit upon this dainty amendment, but coax'd many of the old licensed matrons‥to open their faculties afresh, in order to have this whim-wham ... «OUPblog, Apr 12»
A Smidget of Regional Terms
DARE also features imaginary objects, such as whim-wham for a goose's bridle. The use is demonstrated in this 1944 quote: “When I was a child and we asked ... «OUPblog, Apr 12»
How To Talk Like A Local, By Susie Dent
The delightful whim-wham (a trifling matter) is given a fanciful derivation from the Old Norse verb hvima ("to wander with the eyes as with the fugitive look of a ... «Independent, Feb 11»
BOOK REVIEW: Scattershot: My Bipolar Family: A Memoir
"In our family whim-wham is a code, a defanged reference to any number of moods and psychological disorders, be they depressive, manic, or schizoaffective," ... «Charleston City Paper, Sep 08»
