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Another thing I just thought of:

Some say that the Whimsalots seem suicidal w/ some of their lines and "Smells like nightshade and bleach."

Could Whimsuns perhaps be ghosts of those who had taken their own Lives? Follow me on this:

Their sprites have wavy forms at the bottom, as ghosts are often portrayed. They also have decidedly sad looking faces--perhaps regretting what they'd done? And it could also seemingly explain why they're so physically weak.