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party pooper

[pahr-tee poo-per] / ˈpɑr ti ˌpu pər /


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"Maybe some guidelines on where's safe to be would be good, I wouldn't want to be a party pooper for the young kids that love it."

From BBC Mar. 15, 2025

Then the “Terminator” star clarified that when it came to his real-life marriage to Shriver, he was the party pooper.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2023

The wannabe party pooper finally emerged last week at the Washington Post in an opinion column headlined, "Real people don't care about George Santos."

From Salon Feb. 6, 2023

And who wanted to be a party pooper by dwelling on what it was back from?

From New York Times Jan. 11, 2023

“Don’t be such a party pooper, Albie. Who knows? Maybe you’ll end up being treasurer just like me, huh?”

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff




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