as in spoilsport
a person who spoils the pleasure of others
his perpetually negative attitude made him a real killjoy when others were trying to have fun
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Recent Examples of killjoy
Stay a while Another eclipse killjoy?
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Maya Silver,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
Nauseatingly innocent and a self-righteous killjoy, April seems to have existed solely for the purpose of making everyone else on Grey's Anatomy look worlds more interesting.
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Marc Snetiker,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Oct. 2025
The Civil War, which is jeopardizing his presidency, has turned him into an utter killjoy.
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Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
Without being a complete spoiler-lobbing killjoy, this is a story heavily marinated in trauma, with an emphasis on two parties’ checkered past in particular.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for killjoy
Maya Silver,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
Nauseatingly innocent and a self-righteous killjoy, April seems to have existed solely for the purpose of making everyone else on Grey's Anatomy look worlds more interesting.
—
Marc Snetiker,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Oct. 2025
The Civil War, which is jeopardizing his presidency, has turned him into an utter killjoy.
—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
Without being a complete spoiler-lobbing killjoy, this is a story heavily marinated in trauma, with an emphasis on two parties’ checkered past in particular.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for killjoy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for killjoy
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The first thing Sweetpea does, after ditching her spoilsport colleague at the hotel, is pay a visit to SwiftGC, a payment processor recently acquired by Tender.
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Granted, this might simply be an old-fashioned spoilsport way to view the market.
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The native New Yorker has won over cynics before, his peers tell Fortune.
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Not everyone is happy about this apparently, as large portions of cynics and haters on social media are apparently ready to say auf wiedersehen to Freddy.
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And a relatively small number of conservative states have banned drag shows under public indecency or obscenity statutes.
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In many industries, the piecemeal approach manifests as margin erosion, compliance exposure and operational drag that compounds over time.
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Instead of pushing through pain and not speaking up for fear they'll be labeled weak or a complainer, this generation is more inclined to listen to their bodies, advocate for themselves, and address the issue through the proper resources.
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However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.
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Breaking it down by item type, 80 percent of scarves 54 percent of tops, 25 percent of baby clothing, 13 percent of activewear and 14 percent of sleep wear bore inaccurate labels.
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Blanca Quinonez knows only one way to play, with full- bore, hit-the-floor intensity.
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The nonprofit donated almost $200,000 to the church for the materials a grinch stole.
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To play off the flavor of the candy, the grinch-green dough has a subtle cinnamon flavor of its own.
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The sculpture—which is home to live fish and crabs—takes inspiration from Newtown Creek, the toxic waterway between Brooklyn and Queens.
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Pair it with the crispy soft shell crab or Wagyu beef and black garlic gyoza for summery dinner.
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“Killjoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killjoy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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