WHAMMY Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

whammy

noun

ˈ(h)wa-mē

as in spell

a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power if you tell anyone about this, I swear I'll put the whammy on you

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as in curse

something that brings bad luck put the whammy on herself by publicly predicting that she would win the tennis tournament

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Recent Examples on the Web The economy is not doing well under the triple whammy of unnecessary and unpredictable government intervention, COVID-19 aftereffects, and declining rates of investment, both domestic and foreign. —

Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2023 This triple whammy made for less of an incentive to build out full protections. —

Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Let there be no doubt I was stoked about the whole thing — even bought a new guitar with the essential whammy! —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023 But then she got socked with a triple whammy of disasters. —

Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 17 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for whammy

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