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What is a double whammy?

What is a double whammy? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. a twofold blow or setback; a series of two events that cause adverse effects
  2. (by extension) a twofold boon; a series of two events that cause positive effects
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In recent years, software publishers have hit consumers with a double whammy that very likely escapes the consumer price index.
Now my back pain is not as bad as it was, although I think this is due to the double whammy of tui-na and the radiotherapy.
And foreign creditors are getting a double whammy, as bond prices have begun to fall in sympathy with the dollar.
The decision to decrease the duration of water supply by two hours in a day is a double whammy.
Losing Hampton could be a double whammy, a blow to the Mets and a boost to their N.L. East arch rival, the Braves.
The steak combined the double whammy of being simultaneously tasteless and chewy, while the haggis was simply superb.

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