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buzzkill
[ buhz-kil ]
noun
- 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
- slang.someone or something that stops people from enjoying themselves
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of buzzkill1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
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.
Without spoiling anything more, “Buzzkill†utilizes Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Flight of the Bumblebee†as a memorable needle drop.
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