as in wet blanket
a person who spoils the pleasure of others
a party pooper who insisted they turn the music down
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Recent Examples of party pooper
But none of the Premier League’s refs or growing cohort of specialist VARs revel in the role of party pooper.
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Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
But in their quest to make history, the guests turned into party poopers.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
In the co-main event, Zhang Mingyang proved to be the ultimate party pooper.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Despite his literal change of heart, the Grinch continues to symbolize holiday party poopers everywhere.
—Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Mosquitoes are, in fact, hellish little bugs that take the gold for summer’s biggest party poopers.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 25 July 2024
Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
But in their quest to make history, the guests turned into party poopers.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
In the co-main event, Zhang Mingyang proved to be the ultimate party pooper.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Despite his literal change of heart, the Grinch continues to symbolize holiday party poopers everywhere.
—Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Mosquitoes are, in fact, hellish little bugs that take the gold for summer’s biggest party poopers.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 25 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for party pooper
Noun
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But the rivalry between these teams runs deep, and the Penguins tried hard to throw a wet blanket on the Capitals' playoff hopes and Ovechkin's big day.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Regardless, the new hard-line stance on playing time was a wet blanket tossed onto an overachieving team.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This year’s acts include new plays and musicals, music, standup and improv comedy, cabaret, Shakespearean swordplay, dance, drag shows and acrobatics.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Once a design concept is finalized, designers sculpt models that are passed on to engineers for drag and aerodynamic analysis, said Scott Parrish, a lab manager at GM Research and Development.—
Summer Ballentine,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Obviously, the chargrilled lobster is mouthwateringly good but ask the chef to fix you an off-menu crab rarebit.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Shrimp tempura, soft shell crab, popcorn shrimp, codfish and tuna sticks lacked labels with date and four-hour discard time.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The little, 3-inch wide capsules were shot out of a bore gun at over 2,600 mph, or nearly four times the speed of sound.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
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Beauty’s spring sale season bore fruit for more than a few players, data shows.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
Noun
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March 2026 Prose's debut novel is centered around Molly Gray, a 25-year-old maid at the Regency Grand Hotel, a five-star boutique hotel, who has an obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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These ajummas, these old maids, with their curly hair, were actually doing this!—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the end, at the risk of sounding like a killjoy, a real way to save the planet and save money is to just buy and produce less.—
Kara McGrath,
Allure,
22 Apr. 2026
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Which poem, and why did the killjoys at the magazine turn it down?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Party pooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20pooper. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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