Definitions
the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
Word origin
Probably from whims + -y. Related to whim-wham, whim.
Used in a sentence
“[…] Take heed of filling their [i.e., children's] heads with VVhimzies, and unprofitable Notions; for this vvill ſooner learn them to be malepert and proud, than ſober and humble.”
“These days! where e'en th' extravagance of poetry, / Is at a loss for figures to express / Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy, / And by a faint description makes them less.”
“Egad, if her Majeſty has often theſe VVhimſies, I ſhall petition the Court to build a Bridge over the River, or let me reſign my Employment.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Playful oddness”6 letters
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