spoilsport
See also: spoil-sport
English
Alternative forms
- spoil-sport (dated)
Etymology
From the verbal expression spoil sport (“ruin the amusement”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 333: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/
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Noun
spoilsport (plural spoilsports)
- Someone who puts an end to others' fun, especially harmless fun.
- 1908, Edward Morgan Forster, A Room with a View, Chapter XIV,
- I know I am a sad spoilsport, but it would make me wretched.
- 1912, George Bernard Shaw, Androcles and the Lion, Act II
- He looks a spoilsport. There are men in whose presence it is impossible to have any fun: […]
- 1908, Edward Morgan Forster, A Room with a View, Chapter XIV,
Synonyms
- killjoy, party pooper; see also Thesaurus:spoilsport
Adjective
spoilsport (comparative more spoilsport, superlative most spoilsport)
- Like a spoilsport.
- 2019 September 10, Phil McNulty, “'England horribly fallible in defence' against Kosovo in Euro 2020 qualifying”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- It may seem somewhat spoilsport to focus in on this negative after another important victory but to ignore it would be delusion. Southgate will not be letting it escape his attention.
Translations
someone who puts an end to harmless fun
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