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   What is a whammy?

   • an unpleasant situation or event that causes problems for somebody/something US oil producing companies are expected to feel a whammy from falling oil prices. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   What does Hammy mean?

   • 晦气，霉运… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! WHAMMY definition: 1. a magical spell or power that causes someone to have a difficult or unpleasant time: 2. a…. Learn more.

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   What does triple whammy mean?

   • Whammy is used in expressions such as double whammy and triple whammy to indicate that two or three unpleasant or difficult situations occur at the same time, or occur one after the other. We're suffering a triple whammy at the moment. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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   What does the term 'double whammy' mean?

   • The term 'double whammy' refers to two unpleasant or unfortunate events happening together. For example, 'You went to take your driving test, and not only didn't pass, but got a flat tire in the process.' However, it can also be used for two good things, but it doesn't have the same impact as 'double dose of good luck'.

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   Where did the term 'Whammy' originate?

   • The term 'Whammy' is believed to have originated from the onomatopoeic noun 'wham', which denotes (the sound produced by) a forceful blow or impact. The earliest recorded uses of 'whammy' that I have found are in baseball parlance, specifically in the north-eastern states of Pennsylvania and New York.

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   When was whammy first used?

   • The first example of whammy in print occured in 1940, but the word was popularized in the 1950s by the cartoonist Al Capp in the comic strip Li'l Abner. The character Evil-Eye Fleegle could paralyze someone with the sheer power of his gaze. The single whammy was a look with one eye, and the fearsome double whammy used both eyes.

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     WHAMMY translate: 晦气，霉运. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     WHAMMY translate: 晦氣，黴運. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     DOUBLE WHAMMY definition: 1. a situation when two unpleasant...

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   The meaning of WHAMMY is a supernatural power bringing bad luck. How to use whammy in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Whammy definition: a devastating blow, setback, or catastrophe. See examples of WHAMMY used in a sentence.

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   whammy. noun. /ˈwæmi/. /ˈwæmi/. (plural whammies) (informal) an unpleasant situation or event that causes problems for somebody/something. a triple whammy of labour shortages, supply chain woes and inflation. US oil producing companies are expected to feel a whammy from falling oil prices.

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