Definitions
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- noun Something or someone that spoils an otherwise enjoyable event.
- noun A person who attends a social event and occupies his or her time with other activities than those offered at the event.
Etymologies
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Examples
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There have been too many times when I've been relieved to finally be able to post a halfway-positive review after a string of scathingly negative ones, because I was starting to worry I was coming off as some kind of buzzkill curmudgeon.
Archive 2009-03-08 2009
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I know there is 'buzzkill' but surely there is a better word for it.
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"Recently I was joking around with Dan Piraro about the words used for plurals of animals -- a gaggle of geese, a cackle of hyenas, a murder of crows -- and I came up with a 'buzzkill' of vegans," he explains.
SuperVegan: Vegan Blog and New York City Restaurant Guide Cat Clyne 2010
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Sure, no one wants to be the "buzzkill" at some one-time cocktail party maybe.
MetaFilter Projects 2008
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The biggest buzzkill for the Palin stamp, however, is likely the failure of her name to count, or maybe even to hurt, in some key races that were both more risky for her to get involved in, as well as more important for the GOP to capture.
Sarah Palin Endorsements Boast Winning Record, Tarnished By Key Losses The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The biggest buzzkill for the Palin stamp, however, is likely the failure of her name to count, or maybe even to hurt, in some key races that were both more risky for her to get involved in, as well as more important for the GOP to capture.
Sarah Palin Endorsements Boast Winning Record, Tarnished By Key Losses The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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All of which could be a buzzkill, but as counterpoint I offer my late Auntie Margie, who was deep into her 80s when she once regaled a tableful of my girlfriends with tales of her love life.
Barbara & Shannon Kelley: Why Some Men Won't Accept That You're Not That Into Them Barbara 2011
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The biggest buzzkill for the Palin stamp, however, is likely the failure of her name to count, or maybe even to hurt, in some key races that were both more risky for her to get involved in, as well as more important for the GOP to capture.
Sarah Palin Endorsements Boast Winning Record, Tarnished By Key Losses The Huffington Post 2010
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All of which could be a buzzkill, but as counterpoint I offer my late Auntie Margie, who was deep into her 80s when she once regaled a tableful of my girlfriends with tales of her love life.
Barbara & Shannon Kelley: Why Some Men Won't Accept That You're Not That Into Them Barbara 2011
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All of which could be a buzzkill, but as counterpoint I offer my late Auntie Margie, who was deep into her 80s when she once regaled a tableful of my girlfriends with tales of her love life.
Barbara & Shannon Kelley: Why Some Men Won't Accept That You're Not That Into Them Barbara 2011
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