whammy
wham·my
whammy · whammies
неудача, сглаз, проклятье
böser Blick
A serious or devastating setbackA serious or devastating setback
/ˈ(h)wæmi/
» It's a double whammy.
Meaning
3 sensesA serious or devastating setback
böser Blick
неуда́чаneudáča
An evil spell; a curse or hex
сглазsglaz, прокля́тьеprokljátʹje
an evil spell
(colloquial)The vibrato system of an electric guitar, or just its lever (whammy bar)
Examples
2 sentencesIt's a double whammy.
Women even earn less so there is a double whammy for them.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
a serious or devastating setback:
an evil spell; a curse or hex:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a serious or devastating setback:
Origin
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
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