- nouninformalwhammy (noun) · whammies (plural noun)
- an event with a powerful and unpleasant effect; a blow. See also double whammy."the third whammy was the degradation of the financial system"
- US ENGLISHan evil or unlucky influence:"I've come to put the whammy on them"
Origin1940s: from the noun wham + -y; associated from the 1950s with the cartoon strip Li'l Abner, in which the hillbilly Evil-Eye Fleegle could ‘shoot a whammy’ (to put a curse on somebody) by pointing a finger with one eye open, and a ‘double whammy’ with both eyes open.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun
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- Whammy is an informal term that refers to:Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.noun, plural wham·mies.Informal. a devastating blow, setback, or catastrophe: The drought and the high price of fertilizer are a double whammy to farmers. The big whammy will be the coming update, which could make our software nonfunctional. bad luck or misfortune. Often the wham·my. the evil eye; jinx.www.dictionary.com/browse/whammywhammy noun /ˈwæmi/ /ˈwæmi/ (plural whammies) (informal) an unpleasant situation or event that causes problems for somebody/somethingwww.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/e…wham·my (wăm′ē, hwăm′ē) 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).www.thefreedictionary.com/whammy
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