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show-stopper
[shoh-stop-er]
noun
Theater.a performer, performance, or musical number that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
The singer proves that she is simply a show-stopper after her resoundingly successful debut.
a spectacularly arresting or appealing person or thing.
This bright plaid suit is a real show-stopper.
a significant obstacle or problem, especially one halting a process already underway.
The bug was a show-stopper, delaying the game's release by months.
show stopper
noun
informala stage act, etc, that receives so much applause as to interrupt the performance
Other Word Forms
- show-stopping adjective
- showstopping adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of show-stopper1
Example Sentences
The dip pairs exceptionally well with tortilla chips and salsa, but it can also be enjoyed with baguette slices and apples — the perfect dinner party show-stopper.
Her "show-stopper" is a large creation made to look like an ice cream sundae.
The voluminous dress, in two tones of new and aged copper, was a show-stopper that Lively unfurled to ascend the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s iconic stairs at the high-fashion affair.
“It was the most effective show-stopper I ever came up with,” he wrote unrepentantly in his 1999 memoir, “’s Welsh for Zen.”
I was too busy being googly eyed over show-stopper ornamentals like roses.
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