hex vs whammy what difference
what is difference between hex and whammy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɛks/
- Rhymes: -ɛks
Etymology 1
First attested about 1830, from Pennsylvania German hexe (“to practice witchcraft”), from German hexen (compare Hexe (“witch”)). The noun appeared later, in the 1850s. Cognate to Norwegian Bokmål heks (“witch”) and Dutch heks (“witch”), Dutch beheksen (“to bewitch”), Old English hægtesse (“witch, hag”). Doublet of hag.
Verb
hex (third-person singular simple present hexes, present participle hexing, simple past and past participle hexed)
- (transitive) To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.
Translations
Noun
hex (plural hexes)
- An evil spell or curse.
- A witch.
- (rare) A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).
Derived terms
- hexcraft
Translations
Etymology 2
Short for hexadecimal.
Noun
hex (uncountable)
- (computing, informal) Clipping of hexadecimal.
Translations
Etymology 3
Short for hexagon.
Noun
hex (plural hexes)
- A hexagonal space on a game board.
- (climbing) a hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock.
Derived terms
- megahex
See also
- (climbing): nut
References
Anagrams
- exh
English
Alternative forms
- whammie
Etymology
From wham + -y.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æmi
Noun
whammy (plural whammies)
- a serious or devastating setback
- an evil spell; a curse or hex
- (colloquialism) the vibrato system of an electric guitar, or just its lever (whammy bar)
Derived terms
- double whammy
- triple whammy
Translations
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