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double-whammy

double-whammy is the alternative form of double whammy.

Meaning of double whammy

Noun

double whammy (plural double whammies)

  1. (informal) A series of two events that causes adverse effects; a twofold blow or setback.
    • Martinez is fouled before Zico's disallowed goal. His shirt is pulled and his foot is trodden on as he tries to continue his run. A double whammy. Egypt can have few complaints.2026 July 8, Steve Luckings, “Are Egypt right to blame officials (and Fifa) for their World Cup exit?”, in The National
  2. (broadly, informal) A series of two events that causes positive effects; a twofold boon.

Forms of double-whammy

pluraldouble-whammies

Questions about double-whammy

What is double-whammy the alternative form of?
Double-whammy is the alternative form of double whammy.

Words near double-whammy in the dictionary

  1. double-uncle
  2. double-uncles
  3. double-vaccinated
  4. double-vaxxed
  5. double-whammies
  6. double-whammy
  7. double-wide
  8. double-wides
  9. Doublebois
  10. doublecheck
  11. doublechecked

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