whammy
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whammy
- /ˈ(h)wæmi/ US, UK
Rhymes with -æmi
noun whammies · whammie
- a serious or devastating setback
- an evil spell; a curse or hex
- The vibrato system of an electric guitar, or just its lever (whammy bar)
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noun a serious or devastating setback
| Français | coup dur |
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| Deutsch | böser Blick |
| Italiano | duro colpo |
| Русский | неуда́ча neudáča |
noun an evil spell; a curse or hex
| Русский | сглаз sglaz, прокля́тье prokljátʹje |
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Talk about this word "whammy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whammy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whammy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whammy "whammy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whammy.
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@misc{whammy_2026,
title = {whammy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whammy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
