skeleton at the feast

One whose pessimistic outlook or behavior dampens the mood at a happy event. Don't invite Chris to your engagement party—he's always so gloomy and will just be a skeleton at the feast.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Neda (1)	-	Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Kunigunde	koo-nee-GUWN-də	German
Khloe	KLO-ee	English (Modern)
Aristotle	AR-ə-stah-təl (English), ER-ə-stah-təl (English)	Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
Sixtine	-	French
Pentti	PENT-tee	Finnish