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party pooper

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


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So I don’t want to sound like a party pooper, but there is no bigger story in the world than the accelerating destruction of the only sandlot we’ve got.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

That left Haaland needing only one more goal to complete his fourth hat-trick in six home games for City, but Guardiola played the party pooper by taking him off at half-time.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2022

“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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