Definition of "whammies" [whammies]

• Plural form of whammy. (noun)

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• "Tessa had never seen an episode of "Press Your Luck," so imagine me trying to explain what the "whammies" were."
• "In the three decades after the WW2 they were getting roughly 65% of national income, but since the 1980s it's fallen to 50% as the double whammies of the rise of globalization and de-industrialization hit the American workforce."
• ""Salt's" punchy combination of credible tradecraft and "Die Hard" bombast make it that rare summer diversion that delivers lots of escapist whammies without insulting the audience."