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traffic stopper

traffic stopper noun: something that attracts astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractive.

Noun

traffic stopper (plural traffic stoppers)

  1. (informal) Something that attracts astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractive.
    • The landscape was a real traffic stopper at the show. Walters explained its appeal this way. "One of the unique experiences of the Grand Canyon is the ability to see nature's forces in action," he told the museum's staff.2003, American Cowboy, volume 9, number 5, page 52
    • It was one of those smiles, a real traffic stopper.2015, A. J. Stewart, High Lie

Forms of traffic stopper

pluraltraffic stoppers

Origin of traffic stopper

From stop traffic.

Questions about traffic stopper

What does traffic stopper mean?
Traffic stopper means something that attracts astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractive.
What part of speech is traffic stopper?
Traffic stopper is a noun.
What is the plural of traffic stopper?
The plural of traffic stopper is traffic stoppers.

Words near traffic stopper in the dictionary

  1. traffic signal boxes
  2. traffic signals
  3. traffic signs
  4. traffic spikes
  5. traffic stop
  6. traffic stopper
  7. traffic stoppers
  8. traffic stops
  9. traffic ticket
  10. traffic tickets
  11. traffic violation

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