traffic stopper

noun

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

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Meanings

nountraffic stopper (plural traffic stoppers)

plural traffic stoppers

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

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

    2015, A. J. Stewart, High Lie
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    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

Origin

From stop traffic.

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APA

traffic stopper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traffic%20stopper

MLA

“traffic stopper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traffic%20stopper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “traffic stopper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traffic%20stopper.

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