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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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WHIGMAJEE, n. A whim, fancy.Slg. 1841 R. M. Stupart Harp of Strila 117:
Quat for aye your whigmajees, And Sundays' jauntin'.

[A conflation of Whigmaleerie and jee, Gee. Cf. Whigmagairie.]

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