traffic stopper

noun

traffic stopper

noun

Etymology From stop traffic.

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:

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