joykiller

English

Noun

joykiller (plural joykillers)

1. Alternative spelling of joy killer.
   • 1923, Frank Hobart Cheley, The Job of Being a Dad, W. A. Wilde Company, page 48:

     The whole works seemed like a joykiller to us and so we stayed away.

   • 2009, Lauren Dane, “Laid Bare”, in A Brown Family Novel, volume 1, Penguin.:

     “Hmpf. All right, joykiller. I'm fine, you know. I can close up without being scared. It's still daylight, Brody is next door.”

   • 2009, Monte Schulz, This Side of Jordan, →ISBN, page 25:

     The fellow grinned. “You think I'm a joykiller, huh?”