as in drag
a person who spoils the pleasure of others
I'd love to go to the party, but with my cold, I'm afraid I'd just be a wet blanket
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Recent Examples of wet blanket
Misty is a bit of a wet blanket, so Callie drugs her with some cold medicine in her drink; soon, she’s passed out on the sofa.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
Assassin's Creed 3 After a whole trilogy led by the suave Ezio, Assassin's Creed III's Connor felt like a wet blanket.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Stiller’s Roy, the leader of the titular supergroup, is rarely more than a wet blanket, literally powerless and mopey right until the climactic battle.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
There is clearly some strife between Ben and Louise, unresolved tension that is often exacerbated by Ben’s unemployment, along with his tendency to be a formless wet blanket.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 14 Feb. 2025
Assassin's Creed 3 After a whole trilogy led by the suave Ezio, Assassin's Creed III's Connor felt like a wet blanket.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Stiller’s Roy, the leader of the titular supergroup, is rarely more than a wet blanket, literally powerless and mopey right until the climactic battle.
—Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
There is clearly some strife between Ben and Louise, unresolved tension that is often exacerbated by Ben’s unemployment, along with his tendency to be a formless wet blanket.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wet blanket
Noun
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Margins improved meaningfully as the drag from mall rent disappeared and e-commerce began to scale.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But now, after 13 years of karaoke and live shows, drag and sports gatherings, of overall simple fun, the spot so many call the last good bar in Wynwood is closing.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the co-main event, Zhang Mingyang proved to be the ultimate party pooper.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Despite his literal change of heart, the Grinch continues to symbolize holiday party poopers everywhere.—
Mike Miller,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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But as enthusiastic a draw as the Gilroy garlic fries, crab sandwiches, and Ghirardelli hot fudge sundaes were, no lines were longer than those for merchandise.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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Extending beyond the lobster roll (which costs $30 for a quarter pound roll and $41 for a six-ounce roll), guests can opt for shrimp rolls ($17 and $22) and crab rolls ($22 and $30).—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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But come summer, when tomatoes are at their sweetest and heaviest, ready to burst just from the bore of your gaze at the farmers market, there is no need to complicate things.—
Emma Laperruque,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 July 2025
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Her T-shirt bore Ozzy Osbourne’s name, a tribute to the Black Sabbath singer, whose death was announced earlier Tuesday.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 July 2025
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Many of Another Period’s best gags come out of its suffragette story line, led by old maid and eldest Bellacourt sister Hortense and her Newport Association of Gal Spinsters, or NAGS.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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My dad was divorced, and my mom was an old maid by Belarusian standards.—
Diana Ruzova,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Though cynics might be quick to dismiss the president’s words as empty political rhetoric, some industry leaders are applauding President Trump’s openness in publicly addressing rescheduling.—
Iris Dorbian,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The evergreen revolving door of oddballs and cynics populating that Manhattan arraignment court in the wee hours of the night and at the center of it all a workplace family that will forever be... until next time.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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Inevitably, violence erupts, both spontaneously, when a drug deal goes sour, and by design, when a spoilsport has to be eliminated.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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The spoilsports need to get back to their home state and do the job which their constituents elected them to do.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Wet blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wet%20blanket. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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