An English vocabulary question (kinda)?

Question

I was reading Girl by Jamaica Kincaid and it mentioned somthing called "wharbfflies" i am not sure what this is or means; can anyone help? this is a link to the story. http://www.turksheadreview.com/library/t…

Answer 1

i think it's some kind of "slang" word that's not found in the dictionary don't worry about it, doesn't seem that important :)

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Answer 2

if its not in the dictionary it is probably an allusion to something of the time or culture

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