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Definition of Spoilsports
1. spoilsport [n] - See also: spoilsport
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spoilsports
Literary usage of Spoilsports
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Frank: A Sequel to Frank in Early Lessons by Maria Edgeworth (1822)
"... are always cowards and spoilsports." « My mother is not a coward," said Frank,"
and I do not know what you mean by a spoilsport. ..."
2. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1899)
"All women are spoilsports. But, Colonel, you must not believe her. I made a great
deal of that story when I told it to Miss Townley. ..."
3. Accidents of an Antiquary's Life by David George Hogarth (1910)
"Lolling at his western ease, with no eastern punctilio to bear in mind, he forgets
for a moment those twin spoilsports of the Levant, suspicion and bakshish ..."
4. American Vulgar: The Politics of Manipulation Versus the Culture of Awareness by Robert Grudin (2006)
"These proclivities, however, have not escaped the notice of a few spoilsports.
Sidney Taurel, CEO of Eli Lilly, regaled his colleagues in 2000 with an ..."
5. The New Sporting Magazine (1833)
"... cautioning fox-hunters not to trespass on certain lands belonging to these
notable spoilsports in the south western part of Oxfordshire. ..."
6. Waiter, There's a Horse in My Wine: A Treasury of Entertainment, Exploration by Jennifer "Chotzi" Rosen (2005)
"Where there is wine, there have always been spoilsports. Preach as they might,
though, prohibitionists had no alternative to offer. ..."
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