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单词 whammy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
wham•my /ˈhwæmi, ˈwæmi/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -mies. [Slang.]
  1. Informal Termssomething that is unlucky, or thought to cause bad luck;
    a jinx;
    hex.
  2. Informal Termsa terrible blow, a crushing setback, or a catastrophe.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wham•my  (hwam′ē, wam′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsthe evil eye;
    jinx.
  2. Informal Termsbad luck or misfortune.
  3. Informal Termsa devastating blow, setback, or catastrophe:The drought and the high price of fertilizer are a double whammy to farmers.
  4. Informal Terms put the whammy on:
    • to give the evil eye to;
      jinx.
    • to destroy, end, or eradicate:New controls will put the whammy on irresponsible spending.
  • wham + -y2, one of the methods of putting a whammy on someone being to strike the fist into the palm 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
whammy /ˈwæmɪ/ n ( pl -mies)
  1. something which has great, often negative, impact: the double whammy of high interest rates and low wage increases
  2. an evil spell or curse
Etymology: 20th Century: wham + -y²
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