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Sometimes in life, a lot of bad things can happen all at once.
First, what is a whammy?
And why are there two of them?
Hey, Jonathan, how was your trip?
Well, our bus broke down in the middle of nowhere, and I got robbed by the bus driver.
Wow, that is a double whammy.
Oh, but wait, there's more, much more.
On its own, the word whammy means something that causes someone bad luck.
The expression double whammy describes a situation that is bad in two ways.
