whammy

English

Alternative forms

whammie

Etymology

From wham +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)wæmi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -æmi
Hyphenation: wham‧my

Noun

whammy (plural whammies)

a serious or devastating setback
an evil spell; a curse or hex
(colloquialism) the vibrato system of an electric guitar, or just its lever (whammy bar)

Derived terms

Translations

a serious or devastating setback

French: coup dur (fr) m
German: böser Blick m
Italian: duro colpo m
Russian: неуда́ча (ru) f (neudáča)

an evil spell; a curse or hex

Bulgarian: уроки (uroki)
Russian: сглаз (ru) m (sglaz), прокля́тье (ru) n (prokljátʹje)

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