double whammy

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English

WOTD – 1 August 2022

Etymology

From double +‎ whammy (“evil spell; curse or hex”), popularized by the American cartoonist Al Capp (1909–1979), in his classic comic strip Li’l Abner (1934–1977).

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Noun

double whammy (plural double whammies) (informal)

  1. A series of two events that causes adverse effects; a twofold blow or setback.
  2. (by extension) A series of two events that causes positive effects; a twofold boon.

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  1. ^ “a double whammy” under “whammy, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2021; “double whammy, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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