Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a serious or devastating setback;
2.
an evil spell;
- Example: "a witch put a curse on his whole family"- Example: "he put the whammy on me"[syn: hex, jinx, curse, whammy]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
whammy
n 1: a serious or devastating setback
2: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he
put the whammy on me" [syn: hex, jinx, curse, whammy]