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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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If Bluey uses a wand of asparagus to transform her father into a walrus, her father will behave exactly like a walrus until released from the spell.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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There's nothing quite like sitting for a spell in nature, especially in a Mediterranean garden.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
17 Apr. 2026
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In the first story, a couple worry about how a possible family curse that began when an ancestor made a bargain to escape enslavement might affect their happy life.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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There are still deliveries of hate mail from conservative neighbors who disapprove of their lifestyle, and occasional drive-bys punctuated with curses yelled from car windows, but they’ve largely been accepted by the community.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Will any of this year's crop break the jinx on March 15?—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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Diego Simeone’s team have been knocked out of the Champions League by city rivals Real Madrid five times from the 2014 final onwards, giving that ‘jinx’ fresh meaning.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Whammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whammy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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