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CONVERSATION STOPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does conversation stopper mean?
• CONVERSATION STOPPER (noun)
The noun CONVERSATION STOPPER has 1 sense:
1. a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
Familiarity information: CONVERSATION STOPPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A remark to which there is no polite conversational reply
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
conversation stopper; stopper
Hypernyms ("conversation stopper" is a kind of...):
comment; input; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)
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