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whammy
/ˈ(h)wæmi/
noun 3
Collocations
2ADJ.
double
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
a serious or devastating setback
2
an evil spell; a curse or hex
3
The vibrato system of an electric guitar, or just its lever (whammy bar)
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It's a double whammy.
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Women even earn less so there is a double whammy for them.
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And she would whirl and spin and totter around, but she was still standing when Evil Eye Fleagle tried to lay her low with a double whammy.
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