buzzkill

noun

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

Examples of buzzkill in a Sentence

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Choosing to have a Dry January has gotten increasingly popular as more and more drinkers began to grasp the fact that alcohol really isn’t good for us (sorry to be a buzzkill!). Sarah Klein, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025 Their naïveté mixed with Schrader’s stodgy solemnity is a buzzkill. Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024 So yes, one nerf to one super is the right call, as much of a buzzkill as that may be. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Nico Hiraga and Kiernan Shipka star in the comedy as codependent best friends whose high school sweethearts are a buzzkill to their college lives. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for buzzkill 

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 21 Jan. 2025.

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