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buzzkill

or buzz kill

[ buhz-kil ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a person or thing that spoils the mood or the pleasure of others:

    Enforcement of strict park rules could be a buzzkill for concertgoers.



buzzkill

/ ˈbʌzˌkɪlə; ˈbʌzˌkɪl /

noun

  1. slang.
    someone or something that stops people from enjoying themselves
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of buzzkill1

First recorded in 1990–95; buzz ( def ) (in the sense “feeling of excitementâ€) + kill 1( def ) (in the sense “to spoilâ€)
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Example Sentences

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Believe me, I’m completely aware that I sound like a Scrooge, a buzzkill harping and carping about innocuous movies that are meant to be little more than background noise while people scroll on their phones.

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Of course, as “Monte Cristo†plays out, we’re meant to question all that is wrought by a cold-justice mindset, and yes, those lessons become a bit of a moral buzzkill.

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The defeat was a buzzkill for a Rams team that had rebounded from a 1-4 start to defeat the Las Vegas Raiders, Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks.

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Kicking off the season in September was the aptly titled “Buzzkill,†which opens with a pilot losing control of his small plane after flying into a massive swarm of bees.

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Without spoiling anything more, “Buzzkill†utilizes Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee†as a memorable needle drop.

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