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whammy
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
whammy
(noun)
double whammy
(noun)
whammy
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ˈ
wæmi/
noun
plural
whammies
whammy
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ˈ
wæmi/
noun
plural
whammies
Britannica Dictionary definition of WHAMMY
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]
informal
:
something (such as a magical spell) that causes someone to have bad luck
Talking about his winning streak must have
put the whammy on him
[=caused him to have bad luck], because he lost the next day.
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