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) (zanuda), брюзга (ru) (brjuzga)
• 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