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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Mosquitoes are, in fact, hellish little bugs that take the gold for summer’s biggest party poopers.
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Katie Camero, SELF, 25 July 2024
Mearsheimer was a party pooper, defying what seemed to be common sense.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
If a particular segment goes over your head, just wait for the next one; who but the most humorless party pooper wouldn’t enjoy watching mental-health professionals diagnose comedians, including Mulaney, based on clips of their standup specials?
—Judy Berman, TIME, 10 May 2024
Today’s groups are... Yellow group — party pooper Green group — musical sections
Blue group — bit of liquid
Purple group — vegetable homophones
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert!
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Despite his literal change of heart, the Grinch continues to symbolize holiday party poopers everywhere.
—Mike Miller, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023
Whatever, party pooper!
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022
Talk about a party pooper.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023
The year 2020 is a party pooper.
—Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 28 July 2020
Katie Camero, SELF, 25 July 2024
Mearsheimer was a party pooper, defying what seemed to be common sense.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
If a particular segment goes over your head, just wait for the next one; who but the most humorless party pooper wouldn’t enjoy watching mental-health professionals diagnose comedians, including Mulaney, based on clips of their standup specials?
—Judy Berman, TIME, 10 May 2024
Today’s groups are... Yellow group — party pooper Green group — musical sections
Blue group — bit of liquid
Purple group — vegetable homophones
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert!
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Despite his literal change of heart, the Grinch continues to symbolize holiday party poopers everywhere.
—Mike Miller, Peoplemag, 17 Dec. 2023
Whatever, party pooper!
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022
Talk about a party pooper.
—Forrest Brown, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023
The year 2020 is a party pooper.
—Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 28 July 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for party pooper
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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
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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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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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They’ve been buoyed by early voting data showing strong turnout among Republicans, and an NBC News poll published Sunday showed 66 percent of voters view the country as headed in the wrong direction, a potential drag on Vice President Harris’s campaign.Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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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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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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In contrast to the depictions of suffragists as dowdy old maids, the woman portrayed in this postcard is conventionally attractive and fashionably dressed.Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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As fans have known since Bridgerton’s first season finale, Whistledown is none other than Penelope Featherington—the clever wallflower (played with verve and empathy by Nicola Coughlan) who has languished long enough without nuptial prospects to be considered an old maid.Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
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Likewise, today’s AI killjoys are clinging desperately to the bygone past, to the days when telephones had round dials and thick curly cords and were just for talking (gag!), and when students wrote essays in longhand, in ink, on sheets of paper.Douglas Hofstadter, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
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While the lawyers play killjoys, work is continuing on the project for now, including on the party car.Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Party pooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20pooper. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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