Vagary – An unexpected or inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behaviour

(Pronounced vay-gah-ree)

To remember the definition of the word vagary, use the following mnemonic:

The vagrant who is hairy (vagary) can inexplicably change: one moment he can be begging, the next doing gymnastics and then even riding a horse!

Examples of vagary in a sentence

Is the current food crisis just another market vagary?

Mary's outburst in church was a vagary that simply came out of nowhere.

The vagary of the weather has us concerned about our outdoor wedding.