whammyn.

Brit.

/ˈwami/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wæmi/

Etymology: < wham n.² + -y suffix⁶.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

An evil influence or ‘hex’. From the 1950s, often with reference to the comic strip Li'l Abner (see quot. 1951), esp. in a double whammy and variants. Hence, an intense or powerful look, etc.; something effective, upsetting, problematic, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > malignant enchantment or curse

curse1382

taking1541

ban1603

malignation1652

bad mouth1832

brujería1838

weird1874

Indian sign1901

hex1909

whammy1940

society > morality > moral evil > [noun] > evil thing

shrewc1315

naughta1639

a double whammy1951

1940 J. R. Tunis Kid from Tomkinsville x. 151 Interest round the field now centered in the Kid's chances for a no-hit game... On the bench everyone realized it too, but everyone kept discreetly quiet on account of the Whammy. Mustn't put the Whammy on him!

1951 Al Capp's Li'l Abner July Evil-Eye Fleegle is th' name, an' th' ‘whammy’ is my game. Mudder Nature endowed me wit' eyes which can putrefy citizens t' th' spot!.. There is th' ‘single whammy’! That, friend, is th' full, pure power o' one o' my evil eyes! It's dynamite, friend, an' I do not t'row it around lightly!.. And, lastly—th' ‘double whammy’—namely, th' full power o' both eyes—which I hopes I never hafta use.

1952 B. Malamud Natural 75 They were afflicted with more than the usual number of hexes and whammies and practised all sorts of magic to undo them.

1964 J. Masters Trial at Monomoy ii. 66 You heard that our local witch has put her whammy on you now?

1970 Daily Tel. 30 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 19/2 That smile, a huge, sweet, melting smile, a whammy of an MRA smile, a West-Coast switched-on-sincere smile, which envelops just everybody.

1976 New Yorker 16 Feb. 107/1 In the Germany scenes, Wertmuller achieves the effect of liveliness through one whammy after another. The starving prisoners in the camp are beaten and murdered to the tune of the Ride of the Valkyries.

1979 C. James Pillars of Hercules iii. xi. 122 Holmes was a nonconformist in a conformist age, yet still won all the conformist rewards. It was a double whammy.

Draft additions December 2006

whammy bar n. (a) (with capital initials) a type of frozen dessert bar; (b) a tremolo arm on a guitar.

ΚΠ

1972 Chicago Tribune 13 July iv. 17 (advt.) Whammy Bars..Pkg. of 12..74¢.

1984 Washington Post 6 Mar. c16/1 (advt.) Guitar—Fender Strat., burgundy, rosewood neck, whammy bar, w/ case.

2004 S. Hunter Hell Bent for Leather (2005) viii. 134 Robbin puts his plectrum in his mouth and starts to do a bit of fingertapping... In between the fingertaps, he wiggles his whammy bar a lot, which makes screechy diving noises.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whammy
释义	whammyn. Brit. /ˈwami/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wæmi/ Etymology: < wham n.² + -y suffix⁶. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). An evil influence or ‘hex’. From the 1950s, often with reference to the comic strip Li'l Abner (see quot. 1951), esp. in a double whammy and variants. Hence, an intense or powerful look, etc.; something effective, upsetting, problematic, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > malignant enchantment or curse curse1382 taking1541 ban1603 malignation1652 bad mouth1832 brujería1838 weird1874 Indian sign1901 hex1909 whammy1940 society > morality > moral evil > [noun] > evil thing shrewc1315 naughta1639 a double whammy1951 1940 J. R. Tunis Kid from Tomkinsville x. 151 Interest round the field now centered in the Kid's chances for a no-hit game... On the bench everyone realized it too, but everyone kept discreetly quiet on account of the Whammy. Mustn't put the Whammy on him! 1951 Al Capp's Li'l Abner July Evil-Eye Fleegle is th' name, an' th' ‘whammy’ is my game. Mudder Nature endowed me wit' eyes which can putrefy citizens t' th' spot!.. There is th' ‘single whammy’! That, friend, is th' full, pure power o' one o' my evil eyes! It's dynamite, friend, an' I do not t'row it around lightly!.. And, lastly—th' ‘double whammy’—namely, th' full power o' both eyes—which I hopes I never hafta use. 1952 B. Malamud Natural 75 They were afflicted with more than the usual number of hexes and whammies and practised all sorts of magic to undo them. 1964 J. Masters Trial at Monomoy ii. 66 You heard that our local witch has put her whammy on you now? 1970 Daily Tel. 30 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 19/2 That smile, a huge, sweet, melting smile, a whammy of an MRA smile, a West-Coast switched-on-sincere smile, which envelops just everybody. 1976 New Yorker 16 Feb. 107/1 In the Germany scenes, Wertmuller achieves the effect of liveliness through one whammy after another. The starving prisoners in the camp are beaten and murdered to the tune of the Ride of the Valkyries. 1979 C. James Pillars of Hercules iii. xi. 122 Holmes was a nonconformist in a conformist age, yet still won all the conformist rewards. It was a double whammy. Draft additions December 2006 whammy bar n. (a) (with capital initials) a type of frozen dessert bar; (b) a tremolo arm on a guitar. ΚΠ 1972 Chicago Tribune 13 July iv. 17 (advt.) Whammy Bars..Pkg. of 12..74¢. 1984 Washington Post 6 Mar. c16/1 (advt.) Guitar—Fender Strat., burgundy, rosewood neck, whammy bar, w/ case. 2004 S. Hunter Hell Bent for Leather (2005) viii. 134 Robbin puts his plectrum in his mouth and starts to do a bit of fingertapping... In between the fingertaps, he wiggles his whammy bar a lot, which makes screechy diving noises. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1940
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