A: How was your vacation? I heard you went to South America. B: My holiday was amazing, but on the way back my plane was delayed for over six hours. That was a major buzzkill! How about you? A: I stayed in town. I found a new place closer to my office and was excited to move in. But it was a huge buzzkill when I discovered cockroaches in the kitchen. B: You’d better put some pesticide there. Cockroaches multiply really fast. Note: This is a slang term that refers to someone or something that stops people from enjoying themselves, since “buzz” means “excitement.” According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the first known use of “buzzkill” appeared in 1992, in the meaning defined above. |