Usually means: Person who dampens others' enthusiasm.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word wet blanket:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. wet blanket: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. wet blanket: Merriam-Webster
  3. wet blanket: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. wet blanket: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. wet blanket: Collins English Dictionary
  6. wet blanket: Vocabulary.com
  7. wet-blanket, wet blanket: Wordnik
  8. wet blanket: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. wet-blanket, wet blanket: Wiktionary
  10. wet blanket: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. wet blanket: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. wet-blanket, wet blanket: Dictionary.com
  13. wet blanket: Rhymezone
  14. wet blanket: FreeDictionary.org
  15. wet blanket: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. wet blanket: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. wet blanket: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. wet blanket: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. wet blanket: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See wet_blankets as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (wet blanket)

noun:  (idiomatic, usually endearing, derogatory) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.
noun:  (idiomatic, mildly derogatory) A timid person; one who lacks confidence; a wimp.
noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wet, blanket.
verb:  Alternative form of wet-blanket [(transitive) To disparage, belittle, or remove the satisfaction and joy from; to act as a wet blanket towards.]

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