killjoy








noun

  1. a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others; spoilsport.

noun

  1. a person who spoils other people’s pleasure
n.

also kill-joy, 1776, from kill (v.) + joy. Formerly used with other stems (cf. kill-courtesy “boorish person,” kill-cow “bully, big man,” etc.).

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