party pooper

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party pooper

noun party poopers · party-pooper

informal One who dampens fun; especially, one who declines to participate in or enjoy a party or some other group activity; one who does not agree with the opinions of a group. Call me anti-social, call me a holiday-hater, call me Scrooge, call me a party-pooper—call me anything, but please don't call me about a party you're giving because I won't come.
Similar: buzzkill, killjoy, spoilsport, grinch, grouch, stick-in-the-mud, curmudgeon

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@misc{party_pooper_2026,
  title = {party pooper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/party%20pooper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}