Associations to the word «Whammy»

Wiktionary

WHAMMY, noun. A serious or devastating setback
WHAMMY, noun. An evil spell; a curse or hex
WHAMMY BAR, noun. (music) A lever at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar, used to add vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings.
WHAMMY BARS, noun. Plural of whammy bar

Dictionary definition

WHAMMY, noun. A serious or devastating setback.
WHAMMY, noun. An evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope