Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wet blanket

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: wet blan-ket
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.

Derogatory

noun

A timid person; one who lacks confidence; a wimp.

Derogatory

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wet, blanket.

verb

Alternative form of wet-blanket.

Example Sentences

"I say almost because I could still hear Ted trying his best to wet blanket Webster's Halloween costume idea."
"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."
"Nevertheless there is a certain handicap to the child who has been snubbed, mocked, jeered, wet blanketed and undervalued."

Etymology

Suggesting that such a person would extinguish fun in the same manner a wet blanket can smother and extinguish a fire.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

wet blankets (plural) wet blankets (present, singular) wet blanketing (participle, present) wet blanketed (participle, past) wet blanketed (past)

Phrases

throw a wet blanket on

Synonyms

buzzkill killjoy spoilsport addle-plot cold fish curmudgeon dampener downer fun sponge grinch grouch joy killer

Questions

What does wet blanket mean?: A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.
Where does wet blanket come from?: Suggesting that such a person would extinguish fun in the same manner a wet blanket can smother and extinguish a fire.

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