单词 | whammy |
释义 | whammy /hwam"ee, wam"ee/, n. , pl. whammies. Informal. 1. the evil eye; jinx. 2. bad luck or misfortune. 3. a devastating blow, setback, or catastrophe: The drought and the high price of fertilizer are a double whammy to farmers. 4. put the whammy on, a. to give the evil eye to; jinx. b. to destroy, end, or eradicate: New controls will put the whammy on irresponsible spending. [1935-40; WHAM + -Y2, one of the methods of putting a whammy on someone being to strike the fist into the palm] |
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