Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory)A person who is anti-fun, or prevents others from having fun.

    someone who spoils the pleasure of others

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom is such a killjoy.

    ruТом такой брюзга. — odexed

    deTom ist so ein Spaßverderber! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. The girl is somewhat of a killjoy.

  3. Altan never misses a chance to be a killjoy.

  4. Ziri is a killjoy.

  5. Don't be such a killjoy.

Origin

From kill + joy, first attested in 1776.

From kill + joy, first attested in 1776.

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Forms

plural: killjoys
Singularkilljoy
Pluralkilljoys

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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