wet blanket
wet blanket
nounDefinition of WET BLANKET
: one that quenches or dampens enthusiasm or pleasure
Examples of WET BLANKET
- <I'd love to go to the party, but with my cold, I'm afraid I'd just be a wet blanket.>
First Known Use of WET BLANKET
1844
Related to WET BLANKET
- Synonyms
- drag, grinch, party pooper, spoilsport, killjoy
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