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SHOWSTOPPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does showstopper mean?
• SHOWSTOPPER (noun)
The noun SHOWSTOPPER has 2 senses:
1. an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
2. something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal
Familiarity information: SHOWSTOPPER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
show-stopper; showstopper; stopper
Hypernyms ("showstopper" is a kind of...):
act; bit; number; routine; turn (a short performance that is part of a longer program)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
show-stopper; showstopper
Context example:
the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper
Hypernyms ("showstopper" is a kind of...):
attraction; attractiveness (the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts)
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