Whammy - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈwæmɪ|  American pronunciation of the word whammy
Brit.  |ˈwæmɪ|  British pronunciation of the word whammy

noun

- a serious or devastating setback
- an evil spell (syn: curse, hex, jinx)
he put the whammy on me

Extra examples

...if you tell anyone about this, I swear I'll put the whammy on you...

...put the whammy on herself by publicly predicting that she would win the tennis tournament...

The government's policy is higher tax and higher interest rates. It's a double whammy.

Word forms

noun
singular: whammy
plural: whammies
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