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Synonyms & Antonyms of whammy
1
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
Synonyms for whammy
- abracadabra,
- bewitchment,
- charm,
- conjuration,
- enchantment,
- glamour
- (also glamor),
- hex,
- incantation,
- invocation,
- spell
Words Related to whammy
- bewitchery,
- conjuring,
- magic,
- mojo,
- necromancy,
- sorcery,
- voodoo,
- voodooism,
- witchcraft,
- witchery,
- wizardry
- amulet,
- fetish
- (also fetich),
- phylactery,
- talisman
2
something that brings bad luck
- put the whammy on herself by publicly predicting that she would win the tennis tournament
Synonyms for whammy
- hex,
- hoodoo,
- Indian sign
- [chiefly British],
- jinx
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“Whammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whammy. Accessed 22 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of whammy was in 1940
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