wet blanket

plural wet blankets

1. derogatoryendearingidiomaticusuallySomeone who or something that takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.

   Synonyms: buzzkill, killjoy, spoilsport, addle-plot, buzzkill, cold fish, curmudgeon, dampener

2. derogatoryidiomaticmildlyA timid person; one who lacks confidence; a wimp.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wet, blanket.

present singular third person wet blankets · participle present wet blanketing · participle past wet blanketed · past wet blanketed

1. alternativeAlternative form of wet-blanket.

   I say almost because I could still hear Ted trying his best to wet blanket Webster's Halloween costume idea.

   2014, Helen Oyeyemi, Boy, Snow, Bird, →ISBN

   2 more examples

   The secretary of the state retail association recently seen wet blanketed the whole thing, doubting the possibility of representative figures, or of getting the dealers to tell the truth, at least when business was poor and they begin to cut the prices of their competitors.

   1926, United States. Forest Service, Forest Research Bi-Monthly Report, page 33

   Nevertheless there is a certain handicap to the child who has been snubbed, mocked, jeered, wet blanketed and undervalued.

   1911, American Motherhood - Volumes 32-33, page 311