Definition of double whammy
: a combination of two usually adverse forces, circumstances, or effects
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With the cold weather and the high cost of heating fuel, homeowners were hit with a double whammy this winter.
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Another low-maintenance option for those new to caring for houseplants is indoor edible gardening, which gives you the double whammy of beautiful greenery and sustenance.
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Per the report: Fulton is alleged to have attempted to use a fraudulent testing sample, somewhat of a double whammy, according to the NCAA.
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That looked to be the case before Sunday’s double whammy.
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That presentation gave a double whammy to Detroit because multiple surveys have found the city to have the nation’s highest car insurance rates.
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But in the Goodhart/Pradhan scenario, shares might face a double whammy.
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Maria, which exited the island across the north coast just west of Toa Baja, thus brought the municipio a deadly double whammy of destruction by wind and water.
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Putnam’s candidacy must gain critical momentum at a time when citrus is being hammered by the double whammy of disease and disaster.
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Many of our favorite specialty haunts, like Knit Wit, Third Street Habit, and Coeur were forced to close because of the double whammy of rising rents and online shopping.
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First Known Use of double whammy
1951
DOUBLE WHAMMY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of double whammy for English Language Learners
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: a situation that is bad in two different ways : a situation in which two bad conditions exist at the same time or two bad things happen one after the other
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