killjoy
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A renowned feminist, she depicted and celebrated the condition of African women in works such as The Dilemma of a Ghost, Our Sister Killjoy and Changes.
From BBC • May 31, 2023
One of these characters, Killjoy, briefly ended up in hot water on social media after accidentally providing some acclaim to a NFT artist.
From The Verge • Feb. 4, 2022
In the premiere, show leads Dutch and John are in a race against time and a Killjoy in order to save D’avin’s life.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2015
Does that Killjoy Pirate Lady costume come in my size?
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2010
Killjoy style manuals tell writers to avoid alliteration, but good prose is enlivened with moments of poetry, like this line with its pleasing meter and its impish pairing of marital and medical.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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