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as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
if you tell anyone about this, I swear I'll put the whammy on you
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Recent Examples of whammy
The double-whammy of a late start time and sunset coming an hour earlier means many runners are finishing in near darkness.
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Kristen Geil, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
High-density metros also tend to see higher home prices, meaning that buyers in these areas face a double-whammy of high home prices and often, high HOA fees.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Jam Sta Rosa—AFP/Getty Images Advertisement The flood-control corruption scandal is a double-whammy for the Philippines.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Richter called it a triple whammy.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Kristen Geil, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
High-density metros also tend to see higher home prices, meaning that buyers in these areas face a double-whammy of high home prices and often, high HOA fees.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Jam Sta Rosa—AFP/Getty Images Advertisement The flood-control corruption scandal is a double-whammy for the Philippines.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Richter called it a triple whammy.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whammy
Noun
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Rastrick also had a spell at the Professional Game Academy Audit Company (PGAAC) as leadership and management auditor.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Davis played through foul trouble, too, sitting for spells after collecting four infractions.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The rise of the gig economy and remote work has finally broken the cubicle curse, giving us the freedom to answer emails from a mountain cabin or run a startup from a beachside bistro.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Pay multiple people from the crafts site Etsy to perform tarot readings, lift any existing curses and otherwise engage in witchcraft.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Thankfully for them, the original court storm was not a jinx.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Patriots had never won a playoff game in Denver, but the Mile High jinx is now officially over.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Whammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whammy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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