A dual setback or misfortune; two negative things happening at once.
Examples:
- The bill for the car came and then his paycheck bounced—a real double whammy.
Origin: Slang; c. 1940; popularized by Al Capp's Li'l Abner cartoons.
A dual setback or misfortune; two negative things happening at once.
Examples:
Origin: Slang; c. 1940; popularized by Al Capp's Li'l Abner cartoons.