whammy in German
whammy in German is böser Blick — whammy means a serious setback, or a run of bad luck, often used in the phrase "double whammy" for two problems hitting at once.
whammy in German
böser Blick
a serious or devastating setback
What does "whammy" mean?
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noun A serious setback, or a run of bad luck, often used in the phrase "double whammy" for two problems hitting at once.
"Losing his job and his car in the same week was a real double whammy."
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noun Informal: a curse or evil spell.
"She joked that someone must have put a whammy on the team this season."
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noun The vibrato bar (or its lever) on an electric guitar, used to bend pitch.
"He dove the whammy bar to get that classic dive-bomb sound."
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whammy in a sentence
- Losing his job and his car in the same week was a real double whammy.
- She joked that someone must have put a whammy on the team this season.
- He dove the whammy bar to get that classic dive-bomb sound.
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What is "whammy" in German?
"whammy" in German is böser Blick. whammy means: A serious setback, or a run of bad luck, often used in the phrase "double whammy" for two problems hitting at once.
How do you use "whammy" in a sentence?
Example: "Losing his job and his car in the same week was a real double whammy." In German, "whammy" is böser Blick.
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