1. A serious or devastating setback
   - body blow 
2. An evil spell
   "he put the whammy on me"
   - hex, jinx, curse, mozz [Austral]

Derived forms: whammies

Type of: black eye, blow, charm, magic spell, magical spell, reversal, reverse, setback, spell

Encyclopedia: Whammy

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