whimsy-whamsy

\\-ˈ(h)wamzē\ noun (-es)

Etymology: reduplication of whimsy (I)

: whim-wham

gremlins are … supposed to cause trouble such as engine failure in airplanes, a curious piece of whimsy-whamsy — Henry Alexander

the theme of displaced war orphans … becomes here, in spite of shrewd descriptive touches, plain whimsy-whamsy — Sarah Campion