noun
Meaning 1
A threefold blow or setback.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
triple whammy
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Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -æmi
noun
Meaning 2
An 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Popularized in the Li'l Abner comic strip. By analogy to double whammy.