addle-plot

noun

Synonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something.

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Meanings

nounaddle-plot (plural addle-plots)

plural addle-plots · alternative addleplot

  1. archaicidiomaticSynonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something.

    ... fash bats and sharpering-omis were after us, those evil eagle-eeked addle-plots who cruised the city.

    2023, Richard Milward, Man-Eating Typewriter, page 38
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    'Never shall it be said of me that I'm an addle-plot, I promise you! I collect that you are going to visit a friend, or perhaps a relation?'

    2008, Georgette Heyer, Lady of Quality, page 13

    Synonyms: spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something.

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spoilsportone who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something
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Origin

From addle (“to muddle, to ruin”) + plot (“plan”). In earliest use as a character name in Love for Money by Thomas d'Urfey in 1691. Compare marplot.

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APA

addle-plot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addle-plot

MLA

“addle-plot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addle-plot. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “addle-plot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/addle-plot.

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