Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which puts an end to pleasure; one who spoils the enjoyment of others.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person; a spoilsport.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
killjoy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who spoils the pleasure of others
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Examples
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There's going to be an attempt over the next week to paint republicans as the Grinch, trying to ruin the "big day" for William and Kate out of a cocktail of kill-joy curmudgeonry and mean-spiritedness.
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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There's going to be an attempt over the next week to paint republicans as the Grinch, trying to ruin the "big day" for William and Kate out of a cocktail of kill-joy curmudgeonry and mean-spiritedness.
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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There's going to be an attempt over the next week to paint republicans as the Grinch, trying to ruin the "big day" for William and Kate out of a cocktail of kill-joy curmudgeonry and mean-spiritedness.
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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There's going to be an attempt over the next week to paint republicans as the Grinch, trying to ruin the "big day" for William and Kate out of a cocktail of kill-joy curmudgeonry and mean-spiritedness.
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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Women are consistently portrayed as the controlling force in the family, the “adult”, the kill-joy, and the only one with common sense.
Honey, stop that! 2009
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There's going to be an attempt over the next week to paint republicans as the Grinch, trying to ruin the "big day" for William and Kate out of a cocktail of kill-joy curmudgeonry and mean-spiritedness.
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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I hate to be a kill-joy, but the vast majority of classical art pieces were designed as product placement ads paid for by monarchs and religious institutions.
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But … and I really hate to be the kill-joy here … I've been watching animated features for 15 years now and I won't see this until it comes out on video.
Must Watch: First Trailer for Disney's Bolt! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Instead, two kill-joy Puritans stormed onto the stage.
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I hate to be a kill-joy, but the vast majority of classical art pieces were designed as product placement ads paid for by monarchs and religious institutions.
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