- a devastating blow, setback, or catastrophe: The drought and the high price of fertilizer are a double whammy to farmers.The big whammy will be the coming update, which could make our software nonfunctional.
- bad luck or misfortune.
- the evil eye; jinx.
- put the whammy on, Informal.
- to give the evil eye to; jinx.
- to destroy, end, or eradicate: New controls will put the whammy on irresponsible spending.
- something which has great, often negative, impact
- an evil spell or curse
