wet+blanket
21wet blanket — wet′ blan′ket n. a person or thing that dampens or discourages one s enthusiasm or enjoyment • Etymology: 1800–10 …
22Wet Blanket Policy — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Wet Blanket Policy series = Woody Woodpecker caption = director = Dick Lundy story artist = Ben Hardaway Heck Allen animator = Fred Brunish Lester Kline Ken O Brien voice actor = Lionel Stander Ben… …
23A wet blanket — Blanket Blan ket, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop. white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.] 1. A heavy,… …
24wet blanket — noun Date: 1844 one that quenches or dampens enthusiasm or pleasure …
25wet blanket — noun A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc. Syn: cold fish, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport …
26wet blanket — Synonyms and related words: Foamite, acid, automatic sprinkler, bore, buttonholer, carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, carbon dioxide foam, chill, cold water, crashing bore, crepehanger, damp, damper, deck gun, deluge set, determent, deterrent,… …
27wet blanket — Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) Someone who spoils the fun of others; someone who doesn t get into the swing of things, particularly at a social occasion …
28wet blanket — I n., slang, spoilsport, killjoy; Cassandra, pessimist, alarmist; prophet of gloom or doom, crepehanger, party pooper (sl.). See dejection, hindrance, weariness. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. Sl. killjoy, spoilsport, poor sport, *drag, *gloomy …
29wet blanket — Someone who spoils the fun of others; someone who doesn t get into the swing of things, particularly at a social occasion …
30wet blanket — one who exudes depression or sadness, one who dampens a light or happy atmosphere; killjoy …
