Whim definition
An example of a whim is when you suddenly decide to go to Atlantic City on the spur of the moment because you feel like gambling.
Governed by whim.
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Noun
Origin of whim
- Short for whim-wham fanciful object
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Apocopal derivation of "whim-wham."
From Wiktionary
- Compare whimbrel.
From Wiktionary