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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Recent Examples of party pooper
Despite his literal change of heart, the Grinch continues to symbolize holiday party poopers everywhere.
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Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Mosquitoes are, in fact, hellish little bugs that take the gold for summer’s biggest party poopers.
—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
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
Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Mosquitoes are, in fact, hellish little bugs that take the gold for summer’s biggest party poopers.
—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
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
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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But in reality, there’s wind drag pushing in the opposite direction, which partially offsets the force from your engine.—
Rhett Allain,
WIRED,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Vivienne The Vivienne, the drag entertainer who won the inaugural season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and competed on All Stars 7, died on Jan. 5 at 32.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Expect high-quality Northern English ingredients — from Lindisfarne oysters to Whitby crab — served with Asian flair in a rustic dining room with an open kitchen.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2025
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On the menu are Chesapeake crab cakes, angus ribeye steak, and apple ice box terrine with sour cream ice cream and salted caramel, with wine to drink.—
Chantelle Lee,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And one of the truly terrible things about depression is its power to turn you into a bore.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Other posts recommend alternating buckshot rounds with normal bullets to clear the bore of plastic residue from the sleeve which may otherwise clog up the barrel, or alternating with tracer rounds to improve aiming.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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
Noun
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Within the dog-button community, Horowitz is regarded as a killjoy.—
Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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Esther is the original feminist killjoy — acerbic, brilliant, obsessive, confrontational, deeply relatable.—
Jillian Eugenios,
NBC News,
29 Dec. 2024
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