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What (who) is killjoy - definition

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Kill joy; The Killjoys; Killjoy (disambiguation); Killjoy (album)

killjoy         
¦ noun a person who deliberately spoils the enjoyment of others through resentful or overly sober behaviour.
killjoy         
(killjoys)
If you call someone a killjoy, you are critical of them because they stop other people from enjoying themselves, often by reminding them of something unpleasant.
Don't be such a killjoy!...
= spoilsport
N-COUNT [disapproval]
Killjoy (musician)         
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AMERICAN MUSICIAN (1966–2018)
Frank Pucci
Killjoy DeSade (born Frank Pucci; November 4, 1966 – March 18, 2018) was an American musician who was the lead vocalist for the death metal band Necrophagia.

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Killjoy
Examples of use of killjoy
1. Sorry to be a killjoy, but it‘s not good enough to say you‘ll offset it all.
2. But he was no killjoy, and many Ufologists applauded his empirical methods.
3. But to speak out against it is to identify yourself as a killjoy and a prig.
4. Killjoy referees chief Keith Hackett, who passed down the decree, also declined to comment on your selections.
5. It was reported the session was so steamy that the scene was censored by killjoy Big Brother bosses.