- Kill-joy
- Kill-joy Kill"-joy`, n. One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person; a spoilsport. --W. Black. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
kill-joy — kill′ joy or kill′joy n. a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others; spoilsport • Etymology: 1770–80 … From formal English to slang
kill|joy — «KIHL JOY», noun, adjective. –n. a person who spoils other people s fun. –adj. that destroys joy or pleasure: »killjoy admonitions … Useful english dictionary
kill-joy — • wet blanket • kill joy person who discourages others from having fun He is a wet blanket so we never invite him to any parties. (from Idioms in Speech) a person who damps enthusiasm or checks ardour … Idioms and examples
kill-joy — /kil joy /, n. a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others; spoilsport. [1770 80] * * * … Universalium
kill-joy — /kil joy /, n. a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others; spoilsport. [1770 80] … Useful english dictionary
kill joy — person that spoils other people s enjoyment … English contemporary dictionary
kill-joy — n spoilsport, damper, Sl. partypooper, wet blanket, grouch, Inf. sourpuss, malcontent; cynic, pessimist, gloom and doomer, Inf. gloomy Gus, Sl. crapehanger; nihilist, negativist, defeatist; worrywart, prophet of doom, Cassandra; scowler, sneerer … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
kill·joy — /ˈkılˌʤoı/ noun, pl joys [count] disapproving : a person who spoils other people s fun or enjoyment I don t want to sound like a killjoy, but shouldn t we study tonight? … Useful english dictionary
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