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Whimsy

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Noun, plural -sies.

capricious humor or disposition; extravagant, fanciful, or excessively playful expression
a play with lots of whimsy.
an odd or fanciful notion.
anything odd or fanciful; a product of playful or capricious fancy
a whimsy from an otherwise thoughtful writer.

Synonyms

noun
bee , boutade , caprice , conceit , freak , humor , impulse , megrim , notion , vagary , whim , idea , quality , thought

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