This is a nickname given to someone who is cynical, hates fun, and hates it when other people have fun. Originally derived from the stereotypical view of an angry grandmother who thinks her grandkids shouldn't be allowed to play and have fun.

Don't be such a Grandma Kill Joy, come to the party! It will be fun!

Grandma Kill Joy by Jackie | Treehorn December 16, 2010

KILL JOY

Peepz who kill the fun by wanting to do something else or calling it a day/night too early (like me).

"Ay I gotta go. I gottta see my friend so...just watch the rest of GLADIATOR without me, aightz?"

"You're such a KILL JOY!"

KILL JOY by Joshiro007 February 24, 2003

kill-joy

A person who intentionally takes the joy of another person and brutally murders it with no remorse.

Girl: Yesh, finally Full Metal Alchemist. Oh how I've longed for you. *kisses television*
Mom: No FULL METAL ALCHEMIST. Japan is evil.
Girl: Geez Mom, you're such a kill-joy!

Girl: Yesh, No school because of snow!
Weather Man: Looks like school is back in session due to the sudden elevation of tempurature.
Girl: Geez Mr. Meteorologist Man Guy, you're such a kill-joy.

kill-joy by Buttonsinfallcolours August 9, 2006

Dunning-Kruger’s Kill-Joy

A guy who, due to ego or low intelligence, refuses to acknowledge that he didn’t get understand the joke, so instead resorts to insisting that there was never a joke in the first place. He will often criticize the intelligence of the person telling the joke on the basis that they were serious.

“Make sure not to use satire around that guy! He’s Dunning-Kruger’s Kill-Joy, he’ll trap you in an argument you never actually made!”

Dunning-Kruger’s Kill-Joy by CountSnoww November 18, 2021

Kill The Joy

A small band from the central Florida punk scene

Have you heard mila by Kill The Joy?

Yeah! Are they gonna make more music?

I have no idea.

Kill The Joy by GarbJunky79 December 5, 2022

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026