DOUBLE WHAMMY

Meaning of DOUBLE WHAMMY in English

two events or experiences that happen close together, synchronicity

Talk about a double whammy! My boss tells me I've lost my job, and you tell me I've won the lottery!

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

DOUBLE WHAMMY — noun Date: 1951 a combination of two usually adverse forces, circumstances, or effects
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOUBLE WHAMMY — noun : a combination of two usually adverse forces, circumstances, or effects
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOUBLE WHAMMY — Date: 1951 : a combination of two usually adverse forces, circumstances, or effects
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE WHAMMY — Function: noun Date: 1951 : a combination of two usually adverse forces, circumstances, or effects
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DOUBLE WHAMMY — ■ noun informal a twofold blow or setback.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOUBLE WHAMMY — [double whammy] n (1951): a combination of two usu. adverse forces, circumstances, or effects
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOUBLE WHAMMY — ˌdouble ˈwhammy BrE AmE noun [countable] two bad things that happen together or one after the other: the double whammy …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE WHAMMY — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Farmers have faced the double whammy of a freeze and a drought this year. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE WHAMMY — n AmE sl We got a real double whammy down at the office — У нас на работе такое творится, просто …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
DOUBLE WHAMMY — n AmE sl We got a real double whammy down at the office — У нас на работе такое творится, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
DOUBLE WHAMMY — double whammy n AmE sl We got a real double whammy down at the office У нас на работе такое …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
DOUBLE WHAMMY — We got a real double whammy down at the office — У нас на работе такое творится, просто кошмар The …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
DOUBLE WHAMMY — фин., амер. двойной удар (ситуация, в которой находится инвестор с портфелем обесценивающихся акций и "короткой" позицией по облигациям при росте …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовым рынкам
WHAMMY — noun (plural whammies) Etymology: probably from 1wham Date: 1940 1. a supernatural power bringing bad luck, a magic curse or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOUBLE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHAMMY — ˈhwamē also ˈwamē or -mi noun ( -es ) Etymology: probably from wham (I) + -y 1. : something used …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHAMMY — /hwam"ee, wam"ee/ , n. , pl. whammies . Informal. 1. the evil eye; jinx. 2. bad luck or misfortune. 3. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOUBLE — — doubleness , n. — doubler , n. /dub"euhl/ , adj., n., v., doubled, doubling , adv. adj. 1. twice …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHAMMY — n. evil-eye, jinx, spell (Slang); unpleasant or damaging setback
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOUBLE — I. ˈdə-bəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French duble, double, from Latin duplus (akin to Greek diploos ), from duo …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHAMMY — noun ( plural whammies ) Etymology: probably from wham (I) Date: 1940 1. a. : a supernatural power bringing bad …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOUBLE — adv twice; doubly. 2. double ·noun double beer; strong beer. 3. double ·noun an old term for a variation, as …
Webster English vocab
WHAMMY — ■ noun ( plural whammies ) informal 1》 an event with a powerful and unpleasant effect; a blow. 2》 chiefly …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHAMMY — [wham.my] n, pl whammies [prob. fr. [1]wham] (1940) 1 a: a supernatural power bringing bad luck b: a magic curse …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOUBLE — [dou.ble] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L duplus (akin to Gk diploos), fr. duo two + -plus multiplied by; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHAMMY — whamm|y BrE AmE ˈwæm |i ˈhwæm- ▷ whamm|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOUBLE — doubl|e BrE AmE ˈdʌb ə l ▷ doubl|ed d ▷ doubl|es z ▷ doubl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ doubl|y ‿i ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHAMMY — / ˈwæmi; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) ( informal ) an unpleasant situation or event that causes problems …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — / ˈdʌbl; NAmE / adjective , determiner , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAMMY — wham ‧ my /ˈwæmi/ BrE AmE noun [singular] informal [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Probably from wham ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBLE — I. doub ‧ le 1 S1 W2 /ˈdʌb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHAMMY — n. (pl. -ies) US colloq. an evil or unlucky influence. [20th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHAMMY — n. (pl. -ies) US colloq. an evil or unlucky influence. [ 20th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHAMMY — n. (pl. -ies) US colloq. an evil or unlucky influence. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn.
Oxford English vocab
DOUBLE — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. 1. a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of …
Oxford English vocab
WHAMMY — Whammy is used in expressions such as double whammy and triple whammy to indicate that two or three unpleasant or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBLE — ( doubles, doubling, doubled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAMMY — Whammy is used in expressions such as double ~ and triple ~ to indicate that two or three unpleasant or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHAMMY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES double whammy ▪ the double whammy of higher prices and more taxes COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOUBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a double bed (= a bed for two people ) ▪ Would you like …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHAMMY — [noun] [C] [US and ANZ] [informal] - a magical spell or power that causes someone to have a difficult or …
Cambridge English vocab
DOUBLE — [verb]The government aims to double the number of students in higher education within 25 years. [T]Company profits have doubled since …
Cambridge English vocab
WHAMMY — Synonyms and related words : Jonah, amulet, anathema, bad blood, bad influence, bad temper, bad will, ban, bedroom eyes, blasphemy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE — Synonyms and related words : Doppelganger, Janus-like, Machiavellian, Photostat, Xerox, aberrancy, aberration, accelerate, act for, actual thing, agent, aggravate, alternate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHAMMY — n. Function: noun Synonyms: JINX , hex, hoodoo, Indian sign, voodoo
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — n. double barreled double cross double dealer double dealing double distilled double dog dare double dome double dyed double edged …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOUBLE — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: TWOFOLD 1, bifold, binary, double-barreled, dual, dualistic, duple, duplex 2 Synonyms: TWIN , dual, paired …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHAMMY — noun Synonyms: jinx , hex, hoodoo, Indian sign, voodoo
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOUBLE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHAMMY — n. (slang) ( AE ) jinx to put a (the) ~ on smb.
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DOUBLE — adj. 1 twofold, paired, coupled, duplicate(d), doubled The forms banned and banning are spelt with a double n 2 folded …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WHAMMY — (сленг) дурной глаз; сглаз - to put a /the/ * on сглазить; "каркать", предсказывать неудачу; заворожить (кого-л.) (сленг) звонкий или …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. ≈ 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHAMMY — Наступление
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHAMMY — Атака
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHAMMY — n сл. 1. дурной глаз; сглаз to put a /the/ whammy on - а) сглазить; б) «каркать», предсказывать неудачу; в) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOUBLE — 1. ʹdʌbl n 1. двойное количество to take the double of what is due - взять вдвое больше, чем положено …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHAMMY — сглазить дурной глаз
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHAMMY — n сл. 1. дурной глаз; сглаз to put a /the/ whammy on - а) сглазить; б) «каркать», предсказывать неудачу; в) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. ʹdʌbl n 1. двойное количество to take the double of what is due - взять вдвое больше, чем положено …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. — 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) двойное количество 12 is the double of 6. — 12 в два раза больше 6. 2) комната, номер на двоих …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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