killjoy
English
/ˈkɪlˌdʒɔɪ/
noun
Definitions
- A person who is anti-fun, or prevents others from having fun.
Etymology
Compound from English kill + English joy.
Origin
English
joy
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autokill English
- buzzkill English
- enjoy English
- fishkill English
- homekill English
- instakill English
- joy English
- joyance English
- joyant English
- joydom English
- joyful English
- joygasm English
- joyhood English
- joyish English
- joyless English
- joylike English
- joyness English
- joypad English
- joypop English
- joyride English
- joysome English
- joystick English
- kill English
- kill off English
- kill stealer English
- kill-courtesy English
- kill-devil English
- kill-priest English
- kill-the-beggar English
- kill-time English
- killability English
- killable English
- killbit English
- killboard English
- killbot English
- killbuck English
- killcalf English
- killcow English
- killcrop English
- killer English
- killest English
- killeth English
- killfilter English
- killing English
- killjoyism English
- killographic English
- killology English
- killshot English
- killstreak English
- killworthy English
- lambkill English
- outkill English
- overjoy English
- overkill English
- permakill English
- rejoy English
- rekill English
- roadkill English
- seckill English
- self-kill English
- spawnkill English
- teamkill English
- underkill English
- unjoy English
- unkill English
- winterkill English
- キル Japanese
- joye Middle English
- killen Middle English
- kilim Tok Pisin
- kilman Tok Pisin
- kiri Sranan Tongo
- kilim Pijin
- kilim Kriol
- joy
- kill
- rejoy
- unjoy
- enjoy
- joypop
- joyful
- killer
- joydom
- joyant
- joyish
- joypad
- rekill
- unkill
- seckill
- joyless
- joylike
- killbit
- joyance
- overjoy
- joyness
- joyride
- killcow
- killeth
- outkill
- killing
- joygasm
- joysome
- killest
- killbot
- joyhood
- roadkill
- joystick
- killshot
- homekill
- teamkill
- lambkill
- killcrop
- buzzkill
- autokill
- killable
- killcalf
- killbuck
- fishkill
- overkill
- kill off
- spawnkill
- killology
- underkill
- self-kill
- kill-time
- permakill
- killboard
- instakill
- winterkill
- kill-devil
- killjoyism
- killworthy
- killfilter
- killstreak
- killability
- kill-priest
- kill stealer
- killographic
- kill-courtesy
- kill-the-beggar