spoilsport
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spoilsport
- /ˈspɔɪl.spɔːt/ UK
- /ˈspɔɪl.spɔɹt/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)t
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From the verbal expression spoil sport (“ruin the amusement”).
noun spoilsports · spoil-sport
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Someone who puts an end to others' fun, especially harmless fun.
I know I am a sad spoilsport, but it would make me wretched.
Similar: addle-plot, buzzkill, cold fish, curmudgeon, dampener, downer, fun sponge, grinch, grouch, joy killer, killjoy, marplot
Opposite: life and soul of the party, life of the party, live wire, party animal
adjective more spoilsport · most spoilsport · spoil-sport
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Like a spoilsport.
It may seem somewhat spoilsport to focus in on this negative after another important victory but to ignore it would be delusion. Southgate will not be letting it escape his attention.
Similar: marplot
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noun
Opposite: life and soul of the party, life of the party, live wire, party animal
Translations
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noun someone who puts an end to harmless fun
| Español | cortarrollos, aguafiestas, mala onda, muermo |
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| 中文 | 潑冷水的人 /泼冷水的人 pōlěngshuǐ de rén, 掃興的人 /扫兴的人 sǎoxìng de rén, 煞風景的人 /煞风景的人 shāfēngjǐng de rén |
| Português | desmancha-prazeres m or f estraga-prazeres |
| Français | rabat-joie, trouble-fête |
| Deutsch | Spielverderber, Spielverderberin, Spaßverderber, Spaßverderberin, Spaßbremse |
| Italiano | guastafeste |
| Русский | кайфоло́м m кайфоло́мка kajfolóm, обло́мщик oblómščik, обло́мщица oblómščica, зану́да zanúda, брюзга́ brjuzgá, ны́тик nýtik |
| עברית | מַשְׁבִּית שְׂמָחוֹת mashbít smakhót, הורס מסיבות |
Talk about this word "spoilsport." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spoilsport. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. spoilsport. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/spoilsport "spoilsport." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/spoilsport.Cite this
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title = {spoilsport},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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