rabat-joie

== French == === Etymology === From rabattre +‎ joie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁa.ba.ʒwa/ === Noun === rabat-joie m (plural rabat-joies) killjoy, spoilsport, wet blanket Synonym: pisse-froid === Further reading === “rabat-joie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012