addle-plot
addle-plot · addle-plots
Synonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of somethingSynonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, idiomatic)Synonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something.
Origin
From addle (“to muddle, to ruin”) + plot (“plan”). In earliest use as a character name inFrom addle (“to muddle, to ruin”) + plot (“plan”). In earliest use as a character name in Love for Money by Thomas d'Urfey in 1691. Compare marplot.
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Forms
plural: addle-plotsSynonyms
2 synonymsspoilsportone who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something