"buzzkill" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-buzzkill.ogg [Australia] Forms: buzzkills [plural]
Etymology: buzz + kill. See buzz (“feeling of energy or excitement”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|buzz|kill}} buzz + kill, {{m|en|buzz||feeling of energy or excitement}} buzz (“feeling of energy or excitement”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} buzzkill (plural buzzkills)
  1. (slang) Something that or someone who spoils an otherwise enjoyable event. Tags: slang Synonyms (something or someone who spoils an enjoyable event): dampener
    Sense id: en-buzzkill-en-noun-ODhaN-xy Disambiguation of 'something or someone who spoils an enjoyable event': 71 29
  2. (slang) A person who attends a social event and occupies his or her time with unsociable activities. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People, Personality
    Sense id: en-buzzkill-en-noun-bLpZ-hN8 Disambiguation of People: 39 61 Disambiguation of Personality: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: killjoy, wet blanket, party-pooper [person], spoilsport

Inflected forms

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