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单词 buzzkill
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buzzkill

noun

buzz·​kill ˈbəz-ˌkil How to pronounce buzzkill (audio)
: one that has a depressing or negative effect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Ticket holders have been waiting on this reunion since 2020 when the pandemic created a major, though unavoidable, buzzkill. Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 July 2022 Barry is a buzzkill in general and incredibly skeptical of The Godfather. Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022 It’s all too seamlessly integrated by the movie to be a buzzkill, exactly, but in a movie of this style, the spies’ romantic lives are not so flagrant as to feel like a total conflict of interest. K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2022 Luckily, there are ways to act without being a buzzkill. Dalvin Brown, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2022 Indeed, whining and complaining about a current or previous employer is a real buzzkill and should be avoided. Dana Brownlee, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021 After decades of glitzy, boozy Golden Globes affairs that kicked off awards season in style, the real story behind the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is one heck of a buzzkill. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 May 2021 But then—smack!—there's the biggest summer buzzkill: the fresh, itchy, welt of a mosquito bite. Felicity Warner, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2021 Allison, ever the responsible buzzkill, watches in dismay. Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

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