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Killjoy   /kˈɪldʒɔɪ/   Listen
Killjoy

noun
1.
Someone who spoils the pleasure of others.  Synonyms: party pooper, spoilsport, wet blanket.





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"Killjoy" Quotes from Famous Books



... made by a member of the Hounslow Burial Committee of courting couples occupying seats in the cemetery. The killjoy! ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 20, 1917 • Various
... consent? This is monstrous, Josephine, monstrous. I did not wish to be a killjoy and a marplot, or I would have forbidden Fred to touch a foot-ball after he entered college. Had you, my dear, given me the least bit of support, I should have nipped the whole business in the bud. Yet now you seek to throw the blame ...
— The Opinions of a Philosopher • Robert Grant


Words linked to "Killjoy" :   worrier, spoilsport, fusspot, persona non grata, fuss-budget, worrywart, colloquialism, wet blanket, unwelcome person


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