no fun at parties

English

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Adjective

no fun at parties (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) boring or pedantic
   • 1996, Lewis A. Groce, Fear Not!: A Layperson's Survival Guide to Theology, CSS Publishing, →ISBN, page 41:

     Of course there is the self-righteous minority convinced that while they may not be perfect, they are pretty close. It is best to avoid these people altogether. They are no fun at parties and, for the most part, are generally irritating the rest of the time.

   • 2007, Richard Hanley, South Park and Philosophy: Bigger, Longer, and More Penetrating, Open Court Publishing, →ISBN, page 263:

     Serious inductive philosophers are also no fun at parties because they are like little experience-sponges, constantly soaking up new information for their pet thesis.

   • 2009, Jr. Ph. D. Davis, Carlos W., Never Learn to Milk a Cow: A Psychologist Writes to His Teenage Children, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 7:

     “The circle you draw is but a poor shadow of the real, eternal idea of a circle.” This is kind of dense, and rumor has it that Plato was no fun at parties.

See also

• you must be fun at parties
• buzzkill