party pooper

noun party poop·er \ -ˈpü-pər \

Examples: party pooper in a Sentence

Definition of party pooper

: a person who refuses to join in the fun of a party; broadly : one who refuses to go along with everyone else

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Examples of party pooper in a Sentence

Don't be such a party pooper!
a party pooper who insisted they turn the music down

Recent Examples of party pooper from the Web

Eventually, Tyler feigns fatigue and retreats to bed, but Johnny notices that his friend is acting oddly and calls him out for being a party pooper the following morning.

— andreas hale, The Root, "Sundance’s Tyrel Is Get Out Without Hypnosis or the Sunken Place," 9 Feb. 2018
Spurs were the party poopers as Goodison Park celebrated the 125th anniversary of its first ever game, Harry Kane stealing the headlines with two goals - the first his 100th for the club - for Mauricio Pochettino's side.

— SI.com, "Everton 0-3 Tottenham: 100 Up for Kane as Rampant Spurs See Off Lifeless Toffees," 9 Sep. 2017

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