figmalirie

figmalirie
figmalirie
var. of whigmaleery Sc.

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  • whigmaleerie — /hwig meuh lear ee, wig /, n. 1. a whim; notion. 2. a whimsical or fanciful ornament or contrivance; gimmick. [1720 30; orig. Scots, earlier figmalirie, perh. with fig (see FIDGET, WHIG); for ma , cf. RIGMAROLE, THINGAMAJIG] * * * …   Universalium

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