addle-plot

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addle-plot

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From addle (“to muddle, to ruin”) + plot (“plan”). In earliest use as a character name in Love for Money by Thomas d'Urfey in 1691. Compare marplot.

noun addle-plots · addleplot

archaic, idiomatic Synonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something. 'Never shall it be said of me that I'm an addle-plot, I promise you! I collect that you are going to visit a friend, or perhaps a relation?'
Similar: spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something

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@misc{addle_plot_2026,
  title = {addle-plot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/addle-plot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}