killjoy meaning

Noun: killjoy  kiljoee

1. Someone who spoils the pleasure of others
   - spoilsport, wet blanket, party pooper

Derived forms: killjoys

Type of: persona non grata, unwelcome person

Encyclopedia: Killjoy

[American slang]
n. a person who takes the fun out of things for other people; a partypooper.
• Don't be such a killjoy!
• Larry is such a killjoy when he gets nervous.

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1. what a killjoy he was . he dampened our spirits by saying that we were doomed to failure
2. Call me a killjoy, but I'm not alone.
3. Choi's initials definitely don't stand for KillJoy.
4. With Party Poison dead, the remaining Killjoys continue their escape.
5. So far, however, the killjoys are not winning.