killjoy
pronunciation
How to pronounce killjoy in British English:
UK [ˈkɪldʒɔɪ]
How to pronounce killjoy in American English:
US [ˈkɪlˌdʒɔɪ]
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- Noun:
- someone who spoils the pleasure of others
Word Origin
- killjoy (n.)
- also kill-joy, 1776, from kill (v.) + joy. Formerly used with other stems (such as kill-courtesy "boorish person," kill-cow "bully, big man," etc.).
Example
- 1. Don 't invite her . She 's such a killjoy .
- 2. You sure know how tobe a killjoy , don 't ya ?
- 3. Don 't bring him to the party ; he 'd be a killjoy .
- 4. That killjoy ruined the fun by take our beer away .
- 5. He doesn 't like it when she dances , he 's such a killjoy .