He put the whammy on me. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
So older people who skimp on protein really get a double whammy, which is why they are often vitamin B12 deficient. From Wordnik.com. [Are we meat eaters or vegetarians? Part I | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference
A discussion about the hex, the spell, the "whammy" kind of curses. From Wordnik.com. [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference
As an expression for an evil influence or hex, a "whammy" was added to the vernacular in. From Wordnik.com. [True Blue Liberal] Reference
I use the "whammy" setting (Pd for Zoom users) of my GFX-1 to do the dives/reverse dives. From Wordnik.com. [TALK @ PhilMusic.com - The Online Home of the Pinoy Musician] Reference
It's a double-whammy that we must correct in 2010. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2009] Reference
So it's a double whammy according to Willie Nelson. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2005] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I've gotten a double-whammy today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2001] Reference
A third whammy: higher health-care and salary expenses. From Wordnik.com. [Earnings Are A Real Drag] Reference
And gas prices are hitting food banks with a double whammy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 27, 2008] Reference
First there's the early-retirement whammy, mentioned already. From Wordnik.com. [Europe Misses The Point] Reference
It was like a double whammy - the pinnacle of an experience!. From Wordnik.com. [Inventory] Reference
KING (voice-over): For John and Maribeth Feagin, a double whammy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2009] Reference
If nursery options are cut back it will be a double whammy for women. From Wordnik.com. [Thousands of women fear bleak future as they bear the brunt of public sector cuts] Reference
Gore faces a double-whammy: the vice presidency and a Washington base. From Wordnik.com. [Al Gore’S Best Hope] Reference
He calls it his "double whammy -- a one-two punch against the disease.". From Wordnik.com. [A Six-Foot Lab Rat] Reference
The combination of lower values and lower interest rates is a double whammy. From Wordnik.com. [SOCIAL SECURITY: A DARING LEAP] Reference
This does not mean that Americans will escape the coming demographic whammy. From Wordnik.com. [BIRTH DEARTH] Reference
It had three pickups, where there should only be two, and a shiny whammy bar. From Wordnik.com. [When Heartbreaker Mike Campbell met a young fan, he didn't just string him along] Reference
It's a triple whammy: Book your tour, get refused and it costs a fortune. From Wordnik.com. [Music's Security Threat] Reference
We'll take you there live to see how the locals are bracing for this double whammy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 12, 2004] Reference
COHEN: Well, unfortunately, it appears that the caffeine sort of does a double whammy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 28, 2008] Reference
It's a double whammy, says John Ellis, an industry consultant at Rasky & Co. in Boston. From Wordnik.com. [Tales From The Sardine Run] Reference
And when dollar started losing against the euro, we had got hit kind of a double whammy. From Wordnik.com. [Wavering Euro Makes Store Owners Do The Math] Reference
It is a double whammy for dejected Bears fans who are also coping with their team's loss. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 5, 2007] Reference
And if your wallet is essentially in your cell phone as well, it's sort of a double whammy. From Wordnik.com. [Can Your Smart Phone Double As Your Wallet Yet?] Reference
And then the double whammy, that's also when you'll start seeing the beginnings of wrinkles. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2007] Reference
We'd hate to put the whammy on Blige by saying she's happy at last, but something has changed. From Wordnik.com. [MUCH OBLIGED] Reference
The double whammy of frequently replacing tires and paying a bundle to do so is irking owners. From Wordnik.com. [Toyota Sienna run-flat tires? Spare us.] Reference
MARCIANO: Meanwhile, a triple whammy for California: blinding snow, heavy rain and fierce wind. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2008] Reference
Last week, this high correlation was a double-whammy for investors who owned both oil and stocks. From Wordnik.com. [Stocks, Oil Moving in Lockstep] Reference
This double whammy -- more older people, fewer young ones -- will likely create its own problems. From Wordnik.com. [Home Of The Gray] Reference
Back then, fuel costs were also skyrocketing, and the double whammy really hurt shoppers, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Russia bans grain exports because of fire and drought, sending prices soaring] Reference
As against historical averages, the nation faces a double whammy: a later start and a weaker boost. From Wordnik.com. [The President's Four Rotten Policy Planks] Reference
Mr. HASSELL: Well, it's a double whammy there because the thing I start with is a much softer sound. From Wordnik.com. [Trumpeter Jon Hassell's 'Fourth World' Music] Reference
That trap, in his view, derives from a triple whammy of poor finances, lack of vision and bad timing. From Wordnik.com. [WE ARE THE PEOPLE] Reference
This week's Club Remix is a double whammy for Eddy, as it's also the album launch party for his band Losers. From Wordnik.com. [Clubs picks of the week] Reference
These patients suffer from a double whammy of pollen and smog on days when ground-level ozone levels are high. From Wordnik.com. [Get Ready to Itch and Sneeze] Reference
The game comes with a plastic, two-pound guitar-shaped game controller with five multicolored fret buttons, a strum bar and a whammy bar. From Wordnik.com. [Playstation 2: 'Hero' Worship] Reference
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