1. wet blanket - Noun
2. wet blanket - Verb
(idiomatic) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.
Synonyms: buzzkill, killjoy, spoilsport; see also Thesaurus:spoilsport
(idiomatic, mildly derogatory) A timid person; one who lacks confidence; a wimp.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wet, blanket.
wet blanket (third-person singular simple present wet blankets, present participle wet blanketing, simple past and past participle wet blanketed)
Alternative form of wet-blanket
wet-blanket (third-person singular simple present wet-blankets, present participle wet-blanketing, simple past and past participle wet-blanketed)
To disparage, belittle, or remove the satisfaction and joy from; to act as a wet blanket towards.
wet-blanket
Batman, on the other hand, is "the humorless wet blanket to Harley's clown." Source: Internet
However, I tend to be a bit of a wet blanket due to past experiences, and at times, only long to indulge myself in the taste of Liberian cuisines at these events. Source: Internet
We encountered tomatoes so unnaturally firm from too much calcium chloride, they were like “chewing on a wet blanket.” Source: Internet
At the risk of being a wet blanket here, those stilettos look like the Podiatrists' Full Employment Act. Source: Internet
Call me a wet blanket. Source: Internet
Finally getting back to real life sporting action is a wonderful, emotional occasion for a huge number of people all across Ireland, and yet this championship preview is going to throw a wet blanket on all that by starting with a statistic. Source: Internet