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killjoy
noun kill·joy \ˈkil-ˌjȯi\
: a person who spoils other people's fun or enjoyment
Full Definition of KILLJOY
: one who spoils the pleasure of others
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First Known Use of KILLJOY
1776
Related to KILLJOY
- Synonyms
- drag, grinch, party pooper, spoilsport, wet blanket
Rhymes with KILLJOY
ahoy, alloy, annoy, bad boy, ball boy, batboy, B-boy, beachboy, bellboy, bell buoy, best boy, big boy, bok choy, borzoi, boy toy, busboy, callboy, carboy, charpoy, choirboy, convoy, cowboy, decoy, deploy, destroy, doughboy, employ, enjoy, envoy, flyboy, footboy, Hanoi, hautbois, highboy, homeboy, houseboy, Khoikhoi, life buoy, linkboy, lowboy, McCoy, newsboy, old boy, page boy, playboy, plowboy, po'boy, postboy, potboy, Quemoy, Rob Roy, Saint Croix, Savoy, schoolboy, sepoy, stock boy, tallboy, tatsoi, teapoy, Tolstoy, tomboy, travois, viceroy
KILLJOY Defined for Kids
killjoy
noun kill·joy \ˈkil-ˌjȯi\
Definition of KILLJOY for Kids
: a person who spoils the pleasure of others
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