# fun sponge

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Someone who or something that takes the fun out of life; a killjoy.

## Etymology
Suggesting that such a person, etc. would suck up the fun as a sponge sucks up water.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fun-sponge