party pooper

noun

-ˈpü-pər How to pronounce party pooper (audio)
Definition of party poopernext
as in wet blanket
a person who spoils the pleasure of others a party pooper who insisted they turn the music down

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Recent Examples of party pooper But none of the Premier League’s refs or growing cohort of specialist VARs revel in the role of party pooper. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 But in their quest to make history, the guests turned into party poopers. — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025 In the co-main event, Zhang Mingyang proved to be the ultimate party pooper. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Despite his literal change of heart, the Grinch continues to symbolize holiday party poopers everywhere. — Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024 Mosquitoes are, in fact, hellish little bugs that take the gold for summer’s biggest party poopers. — Katie Camero, SELF, 25 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for party pooper
  1. wet blanket
  2. drag
  3. crab
  4. bore
  5. old maid
  6. killjoy
Noun
  • Martinez and Ishibashi play McConaughey and Harrelson’s real-life spouses like easily exasperated sitcom spouses, half disapproving wet blankets and half the only sane people in their respective families.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Games still need to be played, but after having a wet blanket like Billy Napier as their head coach for four years, Florida fans are ready to welcome a psycho like Sumrall to The Swamp with open arms.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of wet blanket
Noun
  • Paxton has privately cited the Iran war and its skyrocketing effects on gas and diesel prices as a drag on his campaign against Democratic nominee James Talarico.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a reason AWD is popular amongst lower-displacement drag runners.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of drag
Noun
  • The idea of recycling lobster, crab, or shrimp shells isn’t exactly new.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Try Hwahaedang for crab with roe and hotpot rice, or book Mingles for fine dining.
    — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of crab
Noun
  • Legend held that the Roman race had sprung from Mount Ida in Troy, whose name Cybele bore—Magna Mater Idaea.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Snow recently did an in-depth shoot-out of quarter-bore cartridges, new and old.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of bore
Noun
  • For Naowarat Supanikorn, a 55-year-old maid who shares a single-story house with three dogs and six cats, the flooding was more than an inconvenience.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • These ajummas, these old maids, with their curly hair, were actually doing this!
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Definition of old maid
Noun
  • In the end, at the risk of sounding like a killjoy, a real way to save the planet and save money is to just buy and produce less.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Which poem, and why did the killjoys at the magazine turn it down?
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Definition of killjoy

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“Party pooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20pooper. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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