showstopper

show·stop·per

noun \-ˌstä-pər\

Definition of SHOWSTOPPER

1

: an act, song, or performer that wins applause so prolonged as to interrupt a performance

2

: something or someone exceptionally arresting or attractive <the gold crown was the showstopper of the exhibition>

3

: one that stops or could stop the progress, operation, or functioning of something

— show·stop·ping \-ˌstä-piŋ\ adjective

Examples of SHOWSTOPPER

1. <at the modeling agency everyone was a showstopper>

First Known Use of SHOWSTOPPER

1926

Related to SHOWSTOPPER

Synonyms: babe [slang], cutie (or cutey), dish, dreamboat [slang], fox, glamour-puss, hottie, knockout, looker, doll, ten

Antonyms: dog

Related Words: beauty, eyeful, goddess, lovely, stunner; beefcake, hunk, stud, superstud; bimbette [slang], bimbo [slang], himbo

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Rhymes with SHOWSTOPPER

bebopper, cartopper, clodhopper, eavesdropper, eyedropper, eyepopper, grasshopper, hedgehopper, hip-hopper, improper, job-hopper, joypopper, leafhopper, name-dropper, rockhopper, sharecropper, skin-popper, treehopper, woodchopper