WHAMMY


Meaning of WHAMMY in English

■ noun ( plural whammies ) informal

1》 an event with a powerful and unpleasant effect; a blow.

2》 chiefly US an evil or unlucky influence.

Origin

1940s: from wham + -y 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.