Wet blanket
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A negative person who tends to ruin other peoples good times.
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Someone who is over-emotional. One who dwells on their negativity.
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A person who seems determined not to have a good time and refuses to play or interact with others. Someone who generally has a negative attitude. In some cases people can become wet blankets because they cannot win the games the others are playing or continously lose, and as a result give up, becoming a wet blanket. It is important to note the continous offenses as a wet blanket can result in becoming a [soggy biscuit].
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Someone or something that could have utility but chooses not to.
This is from the idea that a blanket could be a wanted item, but is no longer wanted when wet.
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[descriptive noun]
Describes a person who essentially ruins other peoples fun, either because they openly disapprove of what other people are doing, or because their unpleasant attitude annoys or depresses everyone who would otherwise be enjoying themselves, if it werent for that person acting like a wet blanket.
The term is probably American in origin, first being used as slang in the mid 1800s. It was meant to compare a person to a wet blanket used to extinguish fires by smothering them, similar to how such a person would extinguish fun and excitement in social situations. Another, more modern interpretation of the term likens a dislikable or overbearing person to the aggravating, uncomfortable feeling of being covered by a blanket when its wet.
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Tom stretch. The un-evolved form of Dity Mop. Someone who is perpetually both greasy and emotionally smothering.
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A blanket that is wet.
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that one triplet on My Super Sweet Sixteen they keep referring to
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a noun used to describe a person, place or thing that is experiencing an overwhelming feeling of discomfort and disappointment.
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[descriptive noun]
Describes a person who essentially ruins other peoples fun, either because they openly disapprove of what other people are doing, or because their unpleasant attitude annoys or depresses everyone who would otherwise be enjoying themselves, if it werent for that person acting like a wet blanket.
The term is probably American in origin, first being used as slang in the mid 1800s. It was meant to compare a person to a wet blanket used to extinguish fires by smothering them, similar to how such a person would extinguish fun and excitement in social situations. Another, more modern interpretation of the term likens a dislikable or overbearing person to the aggravating, uncomfortable feeling of being covered by a blanket when its wet.
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