SPOILSPORT
NOUNS, PERSON
1374 ► LET-GAME a spoilsport; a hinderer of pleasure
L17.. ► ADDLE-PLOT a spoilsport who ‘addles’ the ‘plot’s or plans of others → sl.
1748 ► DAMPER a spoilsport; a person or thing that depresses, takes the edge off joy, chills one’s enthusiasm, etc. → sl.
1879 ► WET BLANKET a spoilsport; a person who dampens and smothers all enthusiasm → Amer. sl.
1890 ► ADDLE-POT a spoilsport; a mar-all → sl. (Bk.)
1895 ► WOWSER a spoilsport; a person very puritanical in morals → Aust colloq.
20C.. ► DEAD NARK a spoilsport → Aust. sl.
1900 ► TEAPOT SUCKER a teetotaller or other spoilsport; one who suppresses every form of amusement → UK sl.
1918 ► NARK a spoilsport → Aust. sl.
1919 ► PUSSYFOOT a spoilsport; a person who interferes with or spoils the fun of others
1930 ► GABRIEL a spoilsport; a puritan, a killjoy, a ‘bible-thumper’ → African-American sl.
1930 ► OLD POKE a spoilsport → US sl.
1950 ► PARTY POOP a spoilsport, one who sabotages the pleasures and enjoyments of their companions → sl., orig. US
1950 ► PARTY POOPER a spoilsport, one who sabotages the pleasures and enjoyments of their companions → sl., orig. US
1960 ► MOLDY FIG a spoilsport → Amer. sl.
1969 ► DILL a spoilsport; a party-spoiler; a bore; a dullard (Bk.)
1979 ► TRANK a spoilsport; a person who takes the excitement out of something → US sl.
1980 ► BUZZ CRUNCHER a spoilsport; a person or thing that destroys a feeling of euphoria → US students’ sl.
1980 ► BUZZ STRIPPER a spoilsport; a person or thing that destroys a feeling of euphoria → US students’ sl.
1980 ► BUZZ-CRUSHER a spoilsport; someone or something that ruins or dampens one’s pleasure → US students’ sl.
1980 ► BUZZ-KILL a spoilsport; someone or something that ruins or dampens one’s pleasure → US students’ sl.
1999 ► SAD KECKS a spoilsport; a killjoy → UK sl.
L20.. ► GRINCH a spoilsport or killjoy → N. Amer. colloq.
VERBS
1969 ► DILL to be a spoilsport, to kill pleasure (Bk.)
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