spoilsport
[spoil-spawrt, -spohrt]
noun
a person whose selfish or unsportsmanlike attitudes or actions spoil the pleasure of others, as in a game or social gathering.
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RELATED WORDS
damper, downer, drag, grouch, killjoy, malcontent, sourpuss, grinch, marplot, proser, drip, fuddy-duddy, stick-in-the-mud
Nearby words
- spoiler party,
- spoilfive,
- spoils,
- spoils system,
- spoilsman,
- spoilt,
- spokane,
- spoke,
- spoke-dog,
- spoken
Origin of spoilsport
First recorded in 1815–25; from phrase spoil the sport
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Examples from the Web for spoilsport
A spoilsport at Clarence House later said the royal couple had no firm plans to enter the race, adding: "It was said in jest."
As elsewhere the use of the hyphen depends largely in the familiarity of the phrase; spoilsport, pickpocket.
Compound Words|Frederick W. HamiltonHe must not be a spoilsport at feasts; his is no desert rle like John the Baptist's.
The Literature and History of New Testament Times|J. Gresham (John Gresham) MachenNo; I certainly don't want to be a spoilsport, and I'm glad I wasn't there—in my official capacity.
Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis|H. Irving Hancock
spoilsport
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