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Retroterm of the Day: Double whammy.

May 19, 2009 //  by David Keyes

In the comic strip Li’l Abner, a gnomish, scowling hoodlum named Evil Eye Fleegle could flatten any man or woman alive by focusing one eye on his targets while pointing in their direction. That was a whammy.  When Fleegle used both eyes and two fingers, this double whammy was powerful enough to topple a skyscraper or melt a locomotive going full steam.

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