Double-whammy

Main Entry:
double whammy
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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