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a person who spoils the pleasure of others
- his perpetually negative attitude made him a real killjoy when others were trying to have fun
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“Killjoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killjoy. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of killjoy was in 1776
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