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whammy

noun

A serious or devastating setback

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Word length
6
Starts with
W
Ends with
Y
Contains
HA
Scrabble score
19

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noun

  1. A serious or devastating setback

noun

  1. An evil spell

    “A witch put a curse on his whole family”

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A witch put a curse on his whole family
He put the whammy on me

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