It's a double whammy.
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Whammy
//ˈ(h)wæmi//
Synonyms for "whammy" (88 found)
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7 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- уроки noun (an evil spell; a curse or hex)
French
1 entries- coup dur noun (a serious or devastating setback)
German
1 entries- böser Blick noun (a serious or devastating setback)
Italian
1 entries- duro colpo noun (a serious or devastating setback)
Russian
3 entries- неуда́ча noun (a serious or devastating setback)
- прокля́тье noun (an evil spell; a curse or hex)
- сглаз noun (an evil spell; a curse or hex)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Women even earn less so there is a double whammy for them.
Source: tatoeba (10570143)
And she would whirl and spin and totter around, but she was still standing when Evil Eye Fleagle tried to lay her low with a double whammy.
Source: tatoeba (10946146)
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