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spoilsport

noun as in party pooper

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A spoilsport at Clarence House later said the royal couple had no firm plans to enter the race, adding: "It was said in jest."

No; I certainly don't want to be a spoilsport, and I'm glad I wasn't there—in my official capacity.

He must not be a spoilsport at feasts; his is no desert rle like John the Baptist's.

As elsewhere the use of the hyphen depends largely in the familiarity of the phrase; spoilsport, pickpocket.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to spoilsport, such as: drip, fuddy-duddy, grinch, grouch, killjoy, and malcontent.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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