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as in spells
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
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as in curses
something that brings bad luck
put the whammy on herself by publicly predicting that she would win the tennis tournament
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“Whammies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whammies. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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