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Meanings of showstopper in English

An act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down.

Usage of showstopper in English
1
One showstopper after another got people talking about what he had done.
Ebony
2
When we tried this, it didn't work, but it wasn't a showstopper.
Mac os x for unix geeks
3
People couldn't get over the beaded sleeve, it was definitely a showstopper.
The South African
4
Could Luis's eye for bold design steal it during the final showstopper?
The Guardian
5
But other researchers don't necessarily think the cancer risk is a showstopper.
Wired
6
The showstopper turns around and is floored by the Big Red Machine.
The South African
7
There's still a lot of uncertainty, but nothing that's a showstopper, McKay said.
Reuters
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The food -namely the seafood -is the real showstopper.
News.com.au
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But it's Boyle's showstopper for which this production will be remembered.
The Irish Times
10
Tell that moron sitting in front of you to put the showstopper away.
Lockdown
11
But the real showstopper was the statue in the center of the Great Room.
The red pyramid
12
You can't turn down a primo showstopper at a broadcast event like the debate.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
13
In the choreography of their romance, this was a showstopper.
News.com.au
14
Her tender ballad Over the Sea was a showstopper.
The Guardian
15
The album track Something in the Water, from 1982, is transformed into an epic showstopper.
The Guardian
16
That requirement was a showstopper for Oshkosh's TerraMax yesterday.
Wired
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