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(noun) An event, occurrence, situation, and/or more oftentimes a person(s) that bring about unwanted and undesirable times. A buzzkill is to be avoided at all costs.
The evening was going along great. Everyone was having a good time until Betsy's obnoxious ass showed up. Betsy is such a buzzkill, her negative energy just brought everyone down and it wasn't too very long after she arrived, uninvited, that the peaceful and jovial get together soon dispersed.
by Nikki Stixx March 01, 2020
May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
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Something that spoils or ruins an otherwise enjoyable event, esp. when in relation to ruining a drunken or drug-induced high.
We were having a great time at the party until Jim puked all over the floor. That was a major buzzkill.
I was jerking off and then my dad walked in, god what a buzzkill.
I was jerking off and then my dad walked in, god what a buzzkill.
by Bart Wilkins March 25, 2003
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Buzzkill (n. or v.trans.)
1. Buzzkill, anything that takes the edge off your fluff, a downer, something that ruins your good mood; a killjoy.
2. (verb) to selectively and deliberately bring down someone's mood by actions that are designed to irritate, annoy or downright upset a person.
1. Buzzkill, anything that takes the edge off your fluff, a downer, something that ruins your good mood; a killjoy.
2. (verb) to selectively and deliberately bring down someone's mood by actions that are designed to irritate, annoy or downright upset a person.
Lois had a particular skill as a mother. When any of her children came home, faces beaming, eyes aglow with a report of good behavior at school, having caught a large fish or having really righteously beaten up the nerdy kid next door, she'd have just the right buzzkill to bring them back to reality. Later in life, she wondered why the kids never called, but only infrequently--she was not of an introspective nature, by and large.
by Luigi the ORIGINAL December 28, 2005
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when someone or something ruins a special moment which may or may not be drug induced.
see also buzzkill
see also buzzkill
A)
The protagonist experienced the ultimate buzz kill in "The Crying Game" when Dil removed -his- pants.
"Dude, I'm so high right now"
"yeah, but we just smoked the last of the weed and your girlfriend took our rent money to fix the dent you left in her car last week"
"Dude, could you be any *more* of a buzz kill right now ?"
B)
Urban Dictionary's inability to recognize identical terms with minor spelling variations is such a buzz kill.
The protagonist experienced the ultimate buzz kill in "The Crying Game" when Dil removed -his- pants.
"Dude, I'm so high right now"
"yeah, but we just smoked the last of the weed and your girlfriend took our rent money to fix the dent you left in her car last week"
"Dude, could you be any *more* of a buzz kill right now ?"
B)
Urban Dictionary's inability to recognize identical terms with minor spelling variations is such a buzz kill.
by dtrax May 21, 2005
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Something that happens that takes a person out of a good mood and into a bad one like sadness or anger.
We where having a good time at the barbecue until Tonisha told everyone how she had three abortions. What a major buzzkill. Everyone went home soon afterward.
by Tomahhtoe February 13, 2009