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
Thus a wet blanket should be tossed over the Lakers’ engineering of the most celebrated 55th overall pick in NBA draft history.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
The effect this had on Drake’s diss was like throwing a wet blanket on a raging fire.
—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
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
The effect this had on Drake’s diss was like throwing a wet blanket on a raging fire.
—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
See all Example Sentences for wet blanket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wet blanket
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The thermosphere has a very low density, meaning that atmospheric molecules are scarce, but there's still enough to resist the ISS's motion and create enough drag to slow it down.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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This one leans on her Jersey roots, which to me seems like the smartest option for her drag moving forward.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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Despite his literal change of heart, the Grinch continues to symbolize holiday party poopers everywhere.Mike Miller, People.com, 19 Dec. 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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Clark’s Oyster Bar is the best place for seafood in Aspen, serving hearty fare like clam chowder, crab cakes, and crispy red snapper.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Next Evolution of Cantonese Food: A wave of new restaurants are challenging diners to go beyond sesame chicken and crab Rangoon.Luke Fortney, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Neither the trade market nor the free-agent market bore fruit, so the Reds will hope there is progress from in-house outfielders.C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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By locating sensors in deep bore holes, the scientists found that the French Alps’ permafrost is warming by 1 to 1.5 degrees Celsius (roughly 1.8 to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) a decade.Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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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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In the verses, Bradley Cooper and Gaga’s lyrics and vocal lines are mirrored — two world-weary cynics serenading each other.Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Into this void emerge the cynics and the snake-oil merchants, the dreamers, the circumventers, the guileful peddlers of One Weird Tricks.Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 16 Dec. 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 19 Jan. 2025.
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