party pooper

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Recent Examples of party pooper Despite his literal change of heart, the Grinch continues to symbolize holiday party poopers everywhere. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The thermosphere has a very low density, meaning that atmospheric molecules are scarce, but there's still enough to resist the ISS's motion and create enough drag to slow it down.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • This one leans on her Jersey roots, which to me seems like the smartest option for her drag moving forward.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Clark’s Oyster Bar is the best place for seafood in Aspen, serving hearty fare like clam chowder, crab cakes, and crispy red snapper.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Next Evolution of Cantonese Food: A wave of new restaurants are challenging diners to go beyond sesame chicken and crab Rangoon.
    Luke Fortney, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • By locating sensors in deep bore holes, the scientists found that the French Alps’ permafrost is warming by 1 to 1.5 degrees Celsius (roughly 1.8 to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) a decade.
    Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Neither the trade market nor the free-agent market bore fruit, so the Reds will hope there is progress from in-house outfielders.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Esther is the original feminist killjoy — acerbic, brilliant, obsessive, confrontational, deeply relatable.
    Jillian Eugenios, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024

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“Party pooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20pooper. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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