wet blankets
Enthusiasm dampeners personified
Wet blankets is the plural of wet blanket—a person who dampens enthusiasm or spoils others' fun.
The image is of a blanket soaked with water, used to smother flames: Don't be such wet blankets—it's a party!
The term carries mild reproach rather than harsh criticism.
One who kills merriment
- buzzkillFun-spoiling person or thing
- spoilsportOne who dampens others' enjoyment
- downerDispiriting experience or thing
- stick-in-the-mudOverly cautious traditionalist
Debbie Downer · Eeyore · sourpuss · pessimist · cynic · naysayer · complainer · grump
Slightly wet
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- drenchedThoroughly wet throughout
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
waterlogged · clammy · dripping · moist · sodden · fire safety · smothering · suffocating
party-pooper
One who kills merriment
- buzzkillFun-spoiling person or thing
- spoilsportOne who dampens others' enjoyment
- downerDispiriting experience or thing
stick-in-the-mud · Debbie Downer · Eeyore · sourpuss · pessimist · cynic · naysayer · complainer · grump · bore
damp
Slightly wet
saturated · waterlogged · clammy · dripping · moist · sodden · fire safety · smothering · suffocating · heavy
- negativistspessimists, defeatists, doomers, doomsayers, negative Nellies
wet blanketslife of the party
Most entertaining guest
party animals · live wires · social butterflies · firecrackers · cheerleaders
wet blanketsenthusiasts
People deeply into something
good sports · free spirits · yes-men · eager beavers · go-getters
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