This week’s theme
Tosspot words

This week’s words
scofflaw
killjoy
sawbones
spoilsport
dreadnought

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(KIL-joi)

MEANING:

noun: One who spoils the enjoyment of others.

ETYMOLOGY:

Perhaps from Old English cyllan (to kill) + Old French joie/joye (joy), from Latin gaudium (joy), from gaudere (rejoice). Earliest documented use: 1776.

USAGE:

“Too often the authorities have shared the misconception that corruption in sport is essentially benign. Worried about appearing killjoys, they have let it be.”
Bigger than Blatter; The Economist (London, UK); Jun 6, 2015.

See more usage examples of killjoy in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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