What is "buzzkill"

n. 1 Something or someone that spoils an otherwise enjoyable event. 2 A person who attends a social event and occupies his or her time with other activities than those offered at the event.

Buzzkill is a hidden-camera reality show created in 1995 for the MTV network. The show derived its name from the slang term buzzkill, meaning a sudden undesired event that causes one's "high" or "buzz" to become of a lesser experience or depleted. Each new episode was set in a different location and consisted of three separate pranks.

Buzzkill may refer to:

• Buzzkill (TV series)
• "Buzzkill" (CSI: NY episode)
• "Buzzkill" (song), by Luke Bryan
• Buzzkill (film), a 2008 movie by Second City

"Buzzkill" is a song co-written and recorded by American bro-country artist Luke Bryan for his compilation album, Spring Break...Here to Party (2013). It is one of two new songs featured on the compilation, along with "Just a Sip", the rest of the album being composed of songs from Bryan's four spring break-themed EPs. Despite not being officially promoted as a single, "Buzzkill" debuted at #5 on the US Country Digital Songs chart and a music video was filmed for the song. It was later serviced to country radio.

"Buzzkill(er)" is a single by the Dead Weather from their third studio album, Dodge and Burn. A short clip of the song was originally posted in July 2014, as part of Third Man Records' Vault subscription series. A full version of the song was released digitally on November 4, 2014, along with another Dead Weather song, "It's Just Too Bad".