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double whammy

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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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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. Carol Moseley Braun

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. Charlaine Harris

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. Victoria Wood

And the double-whammy with weight is that after menopause, it gets much harder for most women to lose weight. Source: Internet

I had the pleasure of meeting him at a book fair in West Palm about the time Double Whammy was published. Source: Internet

"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). Source: Internet

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