as in spoilsport
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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With all the effort that goes into taking care of your lawn, watching the grass be ruined by your pet’s urine can be a killjoy.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
Alas, the gloomy revival by Lincoln Center Theater — complete with a killjoy Aaron Sorkin rewrite — isn’t one of those times.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
Not to be a killjoy, but your bi-weekly happy hour could also be interfering with your goals.
—Women's Health, 24 Apr. 2023
The new limit on pickoff throws also will facilitate more risk-taking and base-stealing by runners – a fan favorite that has been discouraged as low yield in recent years by the killjoys in the data analytics suite.
—David Axelrod, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
Alas, the gloomy revival by Lincoln Center Theater — complete with a killjoy Aaron Sorkin rewrite — isn’t one of those times.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
Not to be a killjoy, but your bi-weekly happy hour could also be interfering with your goals.
—Women's Health, 24 Apr. 2023
The new limit on pickoff throws also will facilitate more risk-taking and base-stealing by runners – a fan favorite that has been discouraged as low yield in recent years by the killjoys in the data analytics suite.
—David Axelrod, CNN, 1 Apr. 2023
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Suddenly, the Republicans were the spoilsports who couldn’t take the joke, a position stereotypically held by politically correct liberals.Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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Millennial workers are increasingly becoming the office spoilsports, with young people increasingly likely to be in it for the money rather than for fun, as years of economic turmoil force them to keep their heads down, collect their monthly paychecks, and fight for a promotion.BYRyan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 June 2024
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The research showed that 70% believed cynics would outperform non-cynics on cognitive tasks.Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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This stereotype reveals what most people believe: that cynics are smarter than non-cynics.Jamil Zaki, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
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Our study puts a price tag on these costs and reminds policymakers that political infighting is a drag on the economy.Charles Sims / The Conversation, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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Bloomberg The expense report process is a drag for employees but there are a few startups trying to change that.Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Viewers may never know whether Tom Brady is a transcendent football analyst or an unlistenable bore because he’s chosen to handcuff himself by becoming a part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Kirk’s character Scarlett/Duchess provides lackluster voice-over narration in a derivative bore that jets back and forth to the Canary Islands and London.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
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But seriously, the Freedom Caucus and anti-establishment wing that ousted McCarthy over cutting that initial spending deal stands ready to be the grinch in this scenario.Leah Askarinam, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
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Which brings us to this Christmas and a pernicious grinch named COVID who has teamed up with the Grim Reaper to batter us with waves of record-setting deaths, a resurgence of jobless claims and another lockdown here and in much of California.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020
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Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab.Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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That plan aged like Maryland crab left out in the sun.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Killjoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killjoy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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