triple whammies
Three simultaneous setbacks
Triple whammies is the plural of triple whammy—three setbacks or misfortunes hitting at once.
A whammy is a hex or curse; a double whammy compounds the effect, and a triple whammy triples it.
The phrase emphasizes how multiple problems reinforce each other: The economy faced triple whammies of inflation, unemployment, and supply shortages.
- cumulativeIncreasing by successive additions
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
perfect storm · chain reaction · compounding · snowballing · disaster · domino effect · knock-on effect · ravaging · Murphy's Law · multiplied · pile on · catastrophe · worst case scenario · series · trifecta · three strikes · misfortune · hat trick
triple whammiestrifectas
Three-place finishing predictions
hat tricks · lucky streaks · jackpots · grand slams · triple crowns
triple whammiesnon-events
Unremarkable, overhyped occurrences
smooth sailing · nothing burgers · small potatoes · tempests in teapots · non-issues
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