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triple whammy

noun

A threefold blow or setback.

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Meanings

nountriple whammy (plural triple whammies)

plural triple whammies · alternative triple-whammy

informalA threefold blow or setback.
informalmedicineAn ACE inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker, combined with a diuretic and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, the concurrent use of which may precipitate acute renal failure.

Origin

Popularized in the Li'l Abner comic strip. By analogy to double whammy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with triple whammy

Miami sammy tammy grammy Sami chamois damme whammy sammie Tammi Beltrami tammie jammy clammy ramie hammy spammy lambie Pammy ammy ammie bammy blammy brami

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APA

triple whammy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triple%20whammy

MLA

“triple whammy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triple%20whammy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triple whammy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triple%20whammy.

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