whimsy
noun [C or U] /ˈwɪm.zi/ disapprovingDefinition
› something that is intended to be strange and humorous but in fact has little real meaning or value: Personally I've always considered mime to be a lot of whimsy.Nonsense
(Definition of whimsy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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