as in drag
a person who spoils the pleasure of others
I'd love to go to the party, but with my cold, I'm afraid I'd just be a wet blanket
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Recent Examples of wet blanket
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.
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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
His delivery wins crowds, but his jokes are not very thoughtful: hawking stereotypes about immigrant parents being wet blankets.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
Thus a wet blanket should be tossed over the Lakers’ engineering of the most celebrated 55th overall pick in NBA draft history.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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
His delivery wins crowds, but his jokes are not very thoughtful: hawking stereotypes about immigrant parents being wet blankets.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
Thus a wet blanket should be tossed over the Lakers’ engineering of the most celebrated 55th overall pick in NBA draft history.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wet blanket
Noun
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Those unfamiliar with the play may lose the thread in this iambic marathon as Izzard madly dashes to and fro, making the first act drag.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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So now, my drag is definitely rounded out a lot more.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Despite his literal change of heart, the Grinch continues to symbolize holiday party poopers everywhere.—
Mike Miller,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Mosquitoes are, in fact, hellish little bugs that take the gold for summer’s biggest party poopers.—
Katie Camero,
SELF,
25 July 2024
Noun
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Another study showed that a whole bunch of different marine species, including nudibranchs, but also species of snail, lobster, and crab were spotted farther north than their usual range during a heat wave.—
Byrd Pinkerton,
Vox,
1 Apr. 2025
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In the Gaslamp, Rustic Root is offering Maryland crab cake Benedict, a 28-day dry aged ribeye and chocolate bread pudding from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Not all of McCarthy’s early plans to develop franchises for Paramount+ bore fruit.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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But screenwriter Jared Rosenberg puts him on mute about a third of the way through and that leaves us stranded with Madelyn (Dockery) and Winston (Grace), two one-dimensional bores.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
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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In fact, cynics do worse on cognitive tests and have a harder time spotting liars than non-cynics.—
Jamil Zaki,
TIME,
3 Sep. 2024
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And yes, there are plenty of options for V-Day cynics, including He's Just Not That Into You and a particularly bloody '80s slasher flick.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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“Wet blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wet%20blanket. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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