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Whammy

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Noun

1. whammy

a serious or devastating setback

2. curse, hex, jinx, whammy

an evil spell

Example Sentences:
'a witch put a curse on his whole family'
'he put the whammy on me'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Whammy

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noun plural -mies
1. 
something which has great, often negative, impact
the double whammy of high interest rates and low wage increases
2. 
an evil spell or curse
she was convinced he had put the whammy on her

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Whammy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈwhammies
Slang
a jinx or the evil eye
: usually in put a (or the) whammy on

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Whammy

see synonyms of whammy
n. pl. wham·mies
Slang
1. A supernatural spell for subduing an adversary; a hex: put the whammy on someone.
2. A serious or devastating setback: "The triple whammy: government cuts, declining corporate giving, and less favorable tax laws" (New York Times).

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