The meaning of Whammies
Whammies – definition
nounAn event with a powerful and unpleasant effect; a blow.
Usage examples:
The third whammy was the degradation of the financial systemnounAn evil or unlucky influence.
Usage examples:
I've come to put the whammy on them
nounA magical spell or power that causes someone to have a difficult or unpleasant time
Usage examples:
He put the whammy on me.
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Word origin
1940s: from the noun wham + -y1; 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 po
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