0 a situation when two unpleasant things happen at almost the same time: --
1 a situation that includes two disadvantages or difficulties: --
They have recently suffered the double whammy of national insurance and council tax hikes, so they have less disposable income available to save.
My objection is that there is a double whammy, as it were.
There is no question of a double whammy or a double tax on any of these companies.
This combines a probation order with a community service order, which is, one might say, a double whammy.
Employees have suffered a double whammy—they have not had the pension scheme that they should have had, and they did not enjoy a contribution holiday.
In fact, it is a double whammy: people pay more for less.
That is the double whammy for such people.
They face a double whammy: paying more and getting less.
