rabat-joie

French

Etymology

rabattre +‎ joie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.ba.ʒwa/

Noun

rabat-joie m (plural rabat-joies)

1. killjoy (a wet blanket)

Synonyms

• pisse-froid

Further reading

• “rabat-joie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.