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whammy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈ(h)wæmi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English wham Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English whammy From wham + -y.

Meanings

  1. a serious or devastating setback
  2. an evil spell; a curse or hex
  3. (colloquial) The vibrato system of an electric guitar, or just its lever (whammy bar)

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
whammies Number=Plur lexicographic
whammie alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

double whammy · whammy bar · triple whammy

Translations (7)

bg уроки (an evil spell; a curse or hex) · ru сглаз (an evil spell; a curse or hex) · de böser Blick (a serious or devastating setback) · it duro colpo (a serious or devastating setback) · ru неуда́ча (a serious or devastating setback) · fr coup dur (a serious or devastating setback) · ru прокля́тье (an evil spell; a curse or hex)