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killjoy
killjoy
noun
Definition of KILLJOY
a person who spoils the pleasure of others <his perpetually negative attitude made him a real killjoy when others were trying to have fun>
Related Words fuddy-duddy, goody-goody, Goody Two-shoes, old maid, stick-in-the-mud; defeatist, Jeremiah, knocker, pessimist; complainer, crab, cynic, grouch, grump, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner; bore, downer, drip
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