rabat-joie

French

Etymology

rabattre +‎ joie

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁa.ba.ʒwa/

Noun

rabat-joie m (plural rabat-joies)

killjoy (a wet blanket)

Synonyms

pisse-froid

Further reading

“rabat-joie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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