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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Recent Examples of wet blanket
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
See all Example Sentences for wet blanket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wet blanket
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They’ve been buoyed by early voting data showing strong turnout among Republicans, and an NBC News poll published Sunday showed 66 percent of voters view the country as headed in the wrong direction, a potential drag on Vice President Harris’s campaign.Brett Samuels, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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Bloomberg The expense report process is a drag for employees but there are a few startups trying to change that.Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mosquitoes are, in fact, hellish little bugs that take the gold for summer’s biggest party poopers.Katie Camero, SELF, 25 July 2024
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Mearsheimer was a party pooper, defying what seemed to be common sense.Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2010
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Unless there is a shark approaching you, in which case scurry sideways like a crab.Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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That plan aged like Maryland crab left out in the sun.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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Since 2016, officials studied and selected single bore, receiving federal environmental clearance.Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The chief thought about what responsibility Washington bore for what was happening in Whitewater; after all, the federal government operated the nation’s immigration system.Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
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In contrast to the depictions of suffragists as dowdy old maids, the woman portrayed in this postcard is conventionally attractive and fashionably dressed.Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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As fans have known since Bridgerton’s first season finale, Whistledown is none other than Penelope Featherington—the clever wallflower (played with verve and empathy by Nicola Coughlan) who has languished long enough without nuptial prospects to be considered an old maid.Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
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Studies suggest cynics are often more depressed, heavier drinkers and lower earners than noncynics.Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
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The research showed that 70% believed cynics would outperform non-cynics on cognitive tasks.Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Suddenly, the Republicans were the spoilsports who couldn’t take the joke, a position stereotypically held by politically correct liberals.Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
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Millennial workers are increasingly becoming the office spoilsports, with young people increasingly likely to be in it for the money rather than for fun, as years of economic turmoil force them to keep their heads down, collect their monthly paychecks, and fight for a promotion.BYRyan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 26 June 2024
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“Wet blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wet%20blanket. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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