whammy
English
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edit- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈ(h)wæmi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æmi
- Hyphenation: wham‧my
Noun
editwhammy (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)
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edita serious or devastating setback
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an evil spell; a curse or hex
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