whiff-whaff

noun4

1. •
   Unnecessary items or additions.

   • Never, never, wear any kind of a whiff-whaff or a thing-ama-bob on your hat. — 1938
2. •
   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. — 1922
3. •
   (no longer used) 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! — 1854
4. •
   (no longer used) 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. — 2008