whammy

Noun

Meaning

a serious or devastating setback

an evil spell; a curse or hex

(colloquialism) the vibrato system of an electric guitar, or just its lever (whammy bar)

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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

Tenure actually delivers a doubly whammy to the organizations that endure this outmoded arrangement. Craig Venter

It's hilarious, because my guitar has what's known as a tremolo bar or a whammy bar. And the whammy bar is probably the most alien thing on my guitar that could possibly relate to a classical guitar. Steve Vai

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

As the NFL rockets toward a season with few or no fans in attendance at games, the league and its teams must brace for a double whammy when it comes to tickets not being sold. Source: Internet

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