buzzkill

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I apologize for being a buzzkill, but they'll be back up soon.

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  • “Bit of a buzzkill, are you?” Her body temperature was back to normal now. —  One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze
  • Link wow, steve. are you an amateur buzzkill or an armchair debbie downer? way to harsh my mellow. —  Diner's Journal
  • Eitzel's wispy delivery remains an instant buzzkill, even when he's singing some of his best-ever lyrics. —  Riverfront Times | Complete Issue
  • Sure, no one wants to be the "buzzkill" at some one-time cocktail party maybe. —  MetaFilter Projects
  • For many a desert desperado or Wasatch wanderer, adventuring in Utah wilderness provides enormous highs followed by a big, fat buzzkill: After spending a weekend dirty, dusty, and bereft of comforts in an admittedly gorgeous backcountry, you emerge into Utah society thirsting for-what else?
 

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