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wigwom for a goose's bridle
Something too complicated to explain or that the user doesn't want to explain: When I was a little girl in Queensland and would ask my mum what so-and-so was, she would say "It's a wigwom for a goose's bridle" to stop me pestering her.
Contributor's comments: My mum used to use this term. she also used to say in response to "where is..." "up in Annie's room behind the clock". I have seen both of these terms and their possible derivations discussed in a book called "Lily on the dustbin".
Contributor's comments: [Sydney informant] wig-wam for a goose's bridle = an unknown item: Q. What's this thing? A. a wig-wam for a goose's bridle.
Contributor's comments: I am a Kiwi and my Mum often used this saying - so the saying was well in used in New Zealand as well.
Contributor's comments: As a child it was not unusual, in order to keep something a secret or to cloak it in some mystery, for my father to call it a wigwom for a goose's bridle, before finally relenting and telling me the truth about the mystery item.