addle-plot meaning (archaic): definition

addle-plot

noun

Etymology From addle (“to muddle, to ruin”) + plot (“plan”). In earliest use as a character name in Love for Money by Thomas d'Urfey in 1691. Compare marplot.

Archaic, Idiomatic Synonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something.

'Never shall it be said of me that I'm an addle-plot, I promise you! I collect that you are going to visit a friend, or perhaps a relation?'2008, Georgette Heyer, Lady of Quality, page 13:
... fash bats and sharpering-omis were after us, those evil eagle-eeked addle-plots who cruised the city.2023, Richard Milward, Man-Eating Typewriter, page 38: