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I know meaning of each two words. but I think, it become different word whet these two words compound. what is the exact meaning of 'buzzkiller'??
 

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I don't know either. Perhaps it's a sound-proofing device?... Or maybe insect repellent... Some context would help.

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I've heard of buzzkill in US English – meaning something or someone that has a dampening or depressing effect on a situation. I would need someone from the US to put it into a typical sentence, because I can only put it into a UK English one and it would sound wrong! But anyway, it means killing (putting a stop to) the 'buzz' (a feeling of excitement or energy).

Again, we'd need an American to say whether buzzkiller makes sense as well as buzzkill.
 

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Thank you for your kind reply. It's funny expression.
I wish I were American..
Anyway it's very helpful for me to understand.
 

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We have wet blanket too.

While only a person can be a wet blanket, a person or a situation can be a buzz kill.

You watch your team make a spectacular play. There is great celebration. Then you find out that there was a foul on the play and it doesn't count. That could be a buzz kill.
 

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That's my understanding of buzzkill (and by extension, buzzkiller), too.

Imagine a celebratory party going on at a college campus after the basketball team wins an important game. A student with no interest in sports walks in and says, "Don't stay up too late, guys -- we've all got semester exams on Monday."

That's a buzzkill -- spoken by a buzzkiller.

Similar phrases would include killjoy, stick-in-the-mud and party pooper, although buzzkill(er) in particular conveys a sense of putting a sudden damper on the happy mood.
 
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I had a friend nicknamed "Buzz". I killed him.
 
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