craic killer

noun

Something or someone that spoils an otherwise enjoyable event.

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dampenerbuzzkillkilljoywet blanketparty-pooper
OriginIrish craic ← English crack ← Middle English crak →
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Meanings

nouncraic killer (plural craic killers)

plural craic killers

  1. IrelandNorthern EnglandSomething or someone that spoils an otherwise enjoyable event.

    Synonyms: dampener, buzzkill, killjoy, wet blanket, party-pooper

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomething or someone that spoils an otherwise enjoyable event.

Similar
dampenerbuzzkillkilljoywet blanketparty-pooper

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcrak“loud conversation, bragging talk”
  2. Englishcrack
  3. Irishcraic
  4. Englishcraic killer

From craic (borrowed from Irish craic, itself borrowed from Northern English crack, inherited from Middle English crak (“loud conversation, bragging talk”)) + killer.

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craic killer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craic%20killer

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“craic killer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craic%20killer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craic killer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craic%20killer.

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