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In natural English speech, "whimsy" appears in contexts such as: "Or patriarchy, and go to the camera store. Or whimsy, and go to a lost-and-found in a department store. Or fairness, and take turns or flip coins.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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IPA/ˈwɪmzi/

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Or patriarchy, and go to the camera store.

Or whimsy, and go to a lost-and-found in a department store.

Or fairness, and take turns or flip coins.

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noun

A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.

“[…] 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.”

noun

An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.

verb

To fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.

“A wantonneſſe in wealth, methinks I agree not with, / Tis ſuch a trouble to be married too, / And have a thouſand things of great importance, / Jewells and plates, and fooleries moleſt mee, / To have a mans brains whimſied with his wealth: […]”

adjective

Synonym of whimsical.

“Whimsiest of the fairy brood, I cannot scold you if I would”

Synonyms:whimsical

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