buzzkill

noun

buzz·​kill ˈbəz-ˌkil How to pronounce buzzkill (audio)
: one that has a depressing or negative effect

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Trying to get beer shipped to your home in the U.S. is, well, a buzzkill. Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 The sun’s alignment with Saturn is a romantic buzzkill, but patience delivers rewards! USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 There is some truth to that — and buzzkill teams like the Titans, Browns, Giants, Patriots and Jaguars could use the jolt. Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025 This fuzzy green hermit has become synonymous with Christmas-hating curmudgeons and greedy holiday buzzkills worldwide since Dr. Seuss introduced him in his 1957 children's book of the same name. Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for buzzkill

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of buzzkill was in 1992

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“Buzzkill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buzzkill. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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