Meanings
nounmar-all (plural mar-alls)
plural mar-alls
- idiomaticobsoleteA spoilsport, an addle-plot.
You mar all with this starting.
1623, William Shakespeare, “Act 5 Scene 1”, in Macbeth, etc.Synonyms: dampener, killjoy, wet blanket, party-pooper
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA spoilsport, an addle-plot.
Origin
From mar + all. See mar (“to spoil”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French rabat-joie, trouble-fête
- rabat-joiesomeone who spoils an event
- trouble-fêtesomeone who spoils an event
German Spielverderber, Spaßbremse
- Spielverderbersomeone who spoils an event
- Spaßbremsesomeone who spoils an event
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Chicago
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