whammy

noun

/ˈwæmi/

(plural whammies)

(informal)

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an unpleasant situation or event that causes problems for somebody/something
- With this government we've had a double whammy of tax increases and benefit cuts.
- U.S. oil producing companies are expected to feel a whammy from falling oil prices.
compare double whammy
Word Origin1940s: from the noun wham + -y; associated from the 1950s with the cartoon strip Li'l Abner, in which the hillbilly Evil-Eye Fleegle could “shoot a whammy” (to put a curse on somebody) by pointing a finger with one eye open, and a ‘double whammy’ with both eyes open.

单词	whammy
释义	whammy noun /ˈwæmi/ /ˈwæmi/ (plural whammies) (informal) jump to other results an unpleasant situation or event that causes problems for somebody/something With this government we've had a double whammy of tax increases and benefit cuts. U.S. oil producing companies are expected to feel a whammy from falling oil prices. compare double whammy Word Origin1940s: from the noun wham + -y; associated from the 1950s with the cartoon strip Li'l Abner, in which the hillbilly Evil-Eye Fleegle could “shoot a whammy” (to put a curse on somebody) by pointing a finger with one eye open, and a ‘double whammy’ with both eyes open.
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