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Double-whammy
| Main Entry: |
double whammy
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | two unpleasant happenings together |
| Synonyms: | evil eye, hex, jinx, malocchio, whammy |
| Notes: | whammy is from 'wham' and became associated in the 1950s with the cartoon Li'l Abner in which Evil-Eye Fleegle could 'shoot a whammy' meaning '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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