0 a magical spell or power that causes someone to have a difficult or unpleasant time:
He put the whammy on me.
They have recently suffered the double whammy of national insurance and council tax hikes, so they have less disposable income available to save.
We all remember the pollsters and the so-called double whammy.
Does that not amount to a double whammy on consumers and taxpayers in the west midlands?
However, the reduction of staff proceeded apace, leading to a double whammy.
That is a double whammy for the county, because there will be two effects.
We are suffering in our county from a genuine double whammy.
Is not that double whammy evidence of yet more complication and confusion in the system?
The industry has been hit by the double whammy of recession in the civil airline industry and a global reduction in defence spending.
