whammy

[ hwam-ee, wam-ee ]

/ ˈʰwæm i, ˈwæm i /

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noun, plural wham·mies.Informal.

the evil eye; jinx.

bad luck or misfortune.

a devastating blow, setback, or catastrophe: The drought and the high price of fertilizer are a double whammy to farmers.

Idioms for whammy

put the whammy on, Informal.

to give the evil eye to; jinx.
to destroy, end, or eradicate: New controls will put the whammy on irresponsible spending.

Origin of whammy

First recorded in 1935–40; wham + -y², one of the methods of putting a whammy on someone being to strike the fist into the palm

Words nearby whammy

whalesucker, whaling, whaling port, wham, whammo, whammy, whanau, whang, Whangarei, whangdoodle, whangee

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Example sentences from the Web for whammy

Then, he enters a Whammy Burger and attempts to order breakfast, but is refused for being a few minutes late.
Movies’ Biggest Midlife Meltdowns|Marlow Stern|July 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This time they ain't none of them screwy Venusians to put the whammy on him, and he's doing okay.
Hoiman and the Solar Circuit|Gordon Dewey

British Dictionary definitions for whammy

whammy

/ (ˈwæmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

something which has great, often negative, impactthe double whammy of high interest rates and low wage increases

an evil spell or curseshe was convinced he had put the whammy on her

Word Origin for whammy

C20: wham + -y ²

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单词	whammy
释义	whammy [ hwam-ee, wam-ee ] / ˈʰwæm i, ˈwæm i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whammy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural wham·mies.Informal. the evil eye; jinx. bad luck or misfortune. a devastating blow, setback, or catastrophe: The drought and the high price of fertilizer are a double whammy to farmers. Idioms for whammy put the whammy on, Informal. to give the evil eye to; jinx. to destroy, end, or eradicate: New controls will put the whammy on irresponsible spending. Origin of whammy First recorded in 1935–40; wham + -y², one of the methods of putting a whammy on someone being to strike the fist into the palm Words nearby whammy whalesucker, whaling, whaling port, wham, whammo, whammy, whanau, whang, Whangarei, whangdoodle, whangee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whammy Then, he enters a Whammy Burger and attempts to order breakfast, but is refused for being a few minutes late. Movies’ Biggest Midlife Meltdowns\|Marlow Stern\|July 1, 2011\|DAILY BEAST This time they ain't none of them screwy Venusians to put the whammy on him, and he's doing okay. Hoiman and the Solar Circuit\|Gordon Dewey British Dictionary definitions for whammy whammy / (ˈwæmɪ) / noun plural -mies something which has great, often negative, impactthe double whammy of high interest rates and low wage increases an evil spell or curseshe was convinced he had put the whammy on her Word Origin for whammy C20: wham + -y ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to whammy hex, hocus-pocus, curse, magic, abracadabra, charm, voodoo, jinx, conjuration, evil eye
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whammy

noun, plural wham·mies.Informal.

Idioms for whammy

Origin of whammy

Words nearby whammy

Example sentences from the Web for whammy

British Dictionary definitions for whammy

noun plural -mies

Word Origin for whammy

Words related to whammy