killjoy

English

Etymology

kill +‎ joy, first attested in 1776.

Pronunciation

• (US, Canada) IPA: /ˈkɪlˌdʒɔɪ/

Noun

killjoy (plural killjoys)

1. A person who is anti-fun, or prevents others from having fun

Synonyms

• miserabilist

Translations

someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity

Catalan: aixafaguitarres (ca) c. Estonian: tujurikkuja (et) Finnish: ilonpilaaja (fi) French: rabat-joie (fr) m. German: Spaßbremse (de) f.

Icelandic: gleðispillir (is) m. Italian: guastafeste (it) m. Russian: зануда (ru), брюзга (ru) Spanish: aguafiestas (es) m. and f. Swedish: glädjedödare c.

See also

• cold fish
• dampener
• damper
• party pooper
• spoilsport
• stick in the mud
• wet blanket
• bust someone's bubble
• make waves
• put a damper on
• rain on somebody's parade
• rock the boat
• upset the applecart, upset someone's applecart