whammy

noun
/ˈ(h)wæmi/US

Etymology

From wham + -y.

Definitions

  1. a serious or devastating setback

  2. an evil spell

    an evil spell; a curse or hex

  3. The vibrato system of an electric guitar, or just its lever (whammy bar)

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA