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spoilsport

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Don't wanna be a spoilsport, but that smells a lot like a cool practical joke.

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Quick take

someone who spoils the pleasure of others

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noun

someone who spoils the pleasure of others

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spoilsport.

noun

someone who spoils the pleasure of others

See also: killjoy

Example sentences

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Don't wanna be a spoilsport, but that smells a lot like a cool practical joke.

2

Not to be a spoilsport, but don't most sites allow spaces in passwords anyway?

3

Not to be a spoilsport or anything, but is there any confirmation for this?

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But, at the risk of being a spoilsport, the OP is not completely absurd, and neither is the original version of this joke.

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Please...> You can measure it by noticing that most modern computers since 1980 haveOh well, you have a curious definition of measurement then.> some spoilsport may mention that the entire exercise is unnecessaryYou mean editing text is unnecessary?

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use spoilsport in a sentence?

Don't wanna be a spoilsport, but that smells a lot like a cool practical joke.

What does spoilsport mean?

someone who spoils the pleasure of others

What part of speech is spoilsport?

spoilsport is commonly used as noun.