double whammy
Speech parts
1. double whammy - Noun
2. double whammy - Phrase
Meaning
A series of two events that causes adverse effects; a twofold blow or setback.
(by extension) A series of two events that causes positive effects; a twofold boon.
double-whammy (plural double-whammies)
Alternative form of double whammy
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double-whammy
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There's a word, and the word is called misogynoir. And that word describes the double whammy that women of color have to face: You're vulnerable on the issue of gender, and you're vulnerable on the issue of race.
My brother, Jason, came into the bar, then, and sauntered over to give me a hug. He knows that women like a man who's good to his family and also kind to the disabled, so hugging me is a double whammy of recommendation.
In my 20s I was going round seeing agents who were patronising because I was fat and a girl, which was a double whammy. I knew what it was to feel out-of-the-loop.
And the double-whammy with weight is that after menopause, it gets much harder for most women to lose weight.
I had the pleasure of meeting him at a book fair in West Palm about the time Double Whammy was published.
"Cranberry" is being released on Double Double Whammy and comes in the wake of Hovvdy's first release, "Taster" (which I also really recommend, by the way).