How to pronounce whammy in American English
“whammy” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to whammy the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “whammy” in: all accents · British English (143 clips)
“whammy” in real sentences — American speakers
31 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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So you get this double whammy.
NIH
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and we’ve really taken a double whammy.
State Department
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working fewer hours is kind of a double whammy for them.
Census Bureau
Words that sound like “whammy”
Words one sound away from whammy — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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