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whammy
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of WHAMMY
1
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power <if you tell anyone about this, I swear I'll put the whammy on you>
Synonyms abracadabra, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, enchantment, glamour (also glamor), hex, incantation, invocation, whammy
Related Words cantrip [chiefly Scottish], curse, jinx; bewitchery, conjuring, magic, mojo, necromancy, sorcery, voodoo, voodooism, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry; amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), phylactery, talisman
2
something that brings bad luck <put the whammy on herself by publicly predicting that she would win the tennis tournament>
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