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   Dou·ble wham·my

   /ˌdəbəl ˈ(h)wamē/

   noun

   • 1. a twofold blow or setback: informal "a double whammy of taxation and price increases"

   Word Origin 1950s: originally with reference to the comic strip Li'l Abner (see whammy).

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