Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

traffic stopper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: traf-fic stop-per
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that attracts astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractive.

Informal

Example Sentences

"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."
"It was one of those smiles, a real traffic stopper."

Etymology

From stop traffic.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

traffic stoppers (plural)

Questions

What does traffic stopper mean?: Something that attracts astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractive.
Where does traffic stopper come from?: From stop traffic.

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