double whammy
Americannoun
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two devastating problems, setbacks, or catastrophes.
The double whammy of insomnia and sleep apnea can make a night's rest almost impossible.
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any doubled quantity or set of two.
Visiting the sandwich shop and the ice cream shop makes a delightful savory-sweet double whammy for lunch.
Etymology
Origin of double whammy
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Pulendran described the effect as a "double whammy."
From Science Daily
Hospitality bosses say their industry faces a significant double whammy - customers with less money to spend and rising business costs including taxes, food, wages and energy.
From BBC
“For device manufacturers, this is a double whammy,” Counterpoint analyst Jeongku Choi said, adding that rising component costs and weakened consumer purchasing power could slow consumer demand for electronic devices.
“For device manufacturers, this is a double whammy,” the analyst says, adding that rising component costs and weakened consumer purchasing power could slow the demand.
As the technology selloff deepens, Oracle’s stock has been hit by a double whammy of generalized software concerns and jitters around the company’s own artificial-intelligence spending.
From MarketWatch
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