as in drag
a person who spoils the pleasure of others
I'd love to go to the party, but with my cold, I'm afraid I'd just be a wet blanket
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The effect this had on Drake’s diss was like throwing a wet blanket on a raging fire.
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Hazlitt, 30 May 2024
While the spontaneous Moon in your 9th House of Travel conflicts with wet blanket Saturn in your anxious 12th house, your own inhibitions could be a bigger obstacle.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2024
Don’t be a texting wet blanket Striking some particular tone is less important than matching your conversation partner’s energy.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Water Resistance Want to avoid a soggy, wet blanket?
—Erica Zazo, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2023
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Hazlitt, 30 May 2024
While the spontaneous Moon in your 9th House of Travel conflicts with wet blanket Saturn in your anxious 12th house, your own inhibitions could be a bigger obstacle.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2024
Don’t be a texting wet blanket Striking some particular tone is less important than matching your conversation partner’s energy.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Water Resistance Want to avoid a soggy, wet blanket?
—Erica Zazo, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2023
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“Wet blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wet%20blanket. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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