whigmaleery

Variant of whigmaleerie

whigmaleerie definition

whig·ma·lee·rie or whigmaleery whig′·ma·lee′ry (hwig′mə lir′ē, wig′-)

noun pl. whigmaleeries -·ries

  1. a fanciful notion, whim, etc.
  2. a fanciful contrivance; gewgaw

Etymology: fanciful coinage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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