wet blanket

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Noun

wet blanket (plural wet blankets)

1. (idiomatic) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.
2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see wet, blanket

Synonyms

• buzzkill, killjoy, spoilsport; see also Thesaurus:spoilsport

Translations

• French: rabat-joie, pisse-froid
• German: Spielverderber, Spaßbremse, Miesmacher, Miesmacherin
• Italian: guastafeste
• Portuguese: desmancha-prazeres, estraga-prazeres
• Russian: зануда
• Spanish: aguafiestas, sosaina

Verb

wet blanket (wet blankets, present participle wet blanketing; past and past participle wet blanketed)

1. Alternative form of wet-blanket

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