Definition of buzz kill

buzz kill

• a person who ruins a positive moment for everyone else.

  I don't mean to be the buzz kill.

  Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Libby from Chicago, IL, USA on Jan 19 2003.

• the act of killing a buzz. can either be the presence of an person or a topic a person may of brought up

  Last edited on Apr 01 2006. Submitted by blah b. on Apr 01 2006.

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Other terms relating to 'buzz':
buzz	Definitions include: to call on a telephone.
buzzed	Definitions include: mild to moderately intoxicated from drugs or alcohol.
buzz for	Definitions include: to be excited about.
buzz off	Definitions include: to go away.
buzz, the	Definitions include: see buzz.
catch a buzz	Definitions include: to acquire a buzz by smoking marijuana; "get stoned".
get a buzz on	Definitions include: to acquire a buzz.
Other terms relating to 'kill':
curiosity killed the cat.	Definitions include: an admonishment that curiosity can be dangerous.
dress to kill	Definitions include: dressed very well.
kill	Definitions include: high-grade marijuana.
kill a kitten	Definitions include: From a popular image created in 2002 that circulated the web.
kill it	Definitions include: To over-do.
kills	Definitions include: sucks; is not good; hurt;.
kill the kids at the pool	Definitions include: when one needs to take an extremely foul dump.
make a killing	Definitions include: to make a lot of money.
pk	Definitions include: "player kill".
team kill	Definitions include: to kill someone on one's own team in a computer game.
TK	Definitions include: acronym for "team kill".

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