whiff-whaff
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whiff-whaff¹
- /ˈwɪfˌwæf/
Where it comes from
From Whiff-Waff, coined by Slazenger & Sons in 1900.
noun
- Table tennis. Boris Johnson's claim ping-pong was originally a Victorian English invention called whiff-whaff has been attacked by the descendants of the world's oldest sporting and games manufacturer.
whiff-whaff²
- /ˈwɪfˌwæf/
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeia
noun whiff-whaffs
- The breathy sound of something rushing quickly; whoosh. Then, no one saw precisely how it happened, whiff-whaff, Lemoine's weapon flew from his hand and struck the wall with a whirr and a jangle.
whiff-whaff³
- /ˈwɪfˌwæf/
Where it comes from
South Lancashire dialect for nonsense, unspecified words or deeds.
noun
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Nonsense, words or deeds of little import.
Whau, aw'll begin o' thisn' then. It's whiff-whaff Stuart, -- snifterin' Finch yo'known Virtue has laft o' -- truth is fro' o'flown!
Similar: absurdity, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, apple grease, applesauce, bafflegab, balderdash, balls, baloney, banana oil, Bandini, baragouin
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Unnecessary items or additions.
Never, never, wear any kind of a whiff-whaff or a thing-ama-bob on your hat.
Similar: Sorted by number of Google hits, widget, hickey, gizmo, thingy, gimmick, thingie, jigger, gismo, gubbins, whatsit, thingamajig
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