"double whammy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdʌbl̩ ˈ(h)wæmi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌdʌb(ə)l ˈ(h)wæmi/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-double whammy.oga [General-American] Forms: double whammies [plural]
Rhymes: -æmi 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). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|double|whammy|notext=1|t2=evil spell; curse or hex|type=endocentric}} double + whammy (“evil spell; curse or hex”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} double whammy (plural double whammies)
  1. A series of two events that causes adverse effects; a twofold blow or setback. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Two Synonyms: double-whammy Related terms: triple whammy, double-trouble Translations (series of two events that causes adverse effects): двойной удар (dvojnoj udar) (Russian), dupleta [Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-double_whammy-en-noun-sjk0B6vC Disambiguation of Two: 63 37 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'series of two events that causes adverse effects': 76 24
  2. (by extension) A series of two events that causes positive effects; a twofold boon. Tags: broadly, informal Translations (series of two events that causes positive effects): carambola [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-double_whammy-en-noun-w3pftBz- Disambiguation of 'series of two events that causes positive effects': 32 68

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