showstopper
English
noun
Definitions
- A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
- Any impediment that prevents all further progress; especially a software bug that must be fixed before any further development is possible.
Etymology
Compound from English show (performance, entertainment) + English stopper.
Origin
English
stopper
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftershow English
- aquashow English
- auto show English
- cooking show English
- crimestopper English
- doorstopper English
- floorshow English
- foreshow English
- forthshow English
- gobstopper English
- heartstopper English
- intershow English
- legshow English
- manstopper English
- midshow English
- minishow English
- motor show English
- outshow English
- overshow English
- peepshow English
- postshow English
- preshow English
- puckstopper English
- reshow English
- restopper English
- roadshow English
- scavage English
- show English
- show barn English
- show-goer English
- showability English
- showable English
- showbag English
- showband English
- showbill English
- showbiz English
- showboat English
- showboy English
- showbread English
- showbusiness English
- showcard English
- showcase English
- showdown English
- showest English
- showeth English
- showfield English
- showfloor English
- showfolk English
- showfolks English
- showful English
- showgirl English
- showgoer English
- showground English
- showguide English
- showhome English
- showhorse English
- showhouse English
- showie English
- showish English
- showjumper English
- showjumping English
- showlike English
- showman English
- showoff English
- showperson English
- showpiece English
- showplace English
- showplan English
- showreel English
- showroom English
- showrunner English
- showstopping English
- showtime English
- showwoman English
- showy English
- sideshow English
- slideshow English
- smokeshow English
- spookshow English
- stop English
- stopper English
- stopperless English
- supershow English
- talk English
- teleshow English
- unstopper English
- show Finnish
- Show German
- show Hungarian
- show Dutch, Flemish
- шоу Russian
- show Spanish, Castilian
- *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- show Norwegian Bokmål
- show Portuguese
- show Swedish
- ショー Japanese
- show Norwegian Nynorsk
- schewen Middle English
- sjá Old Norse
- šou Serbo-Croatian
- xou Catalan, Valencian
- शो Hindi
- โชว์ Thai
- şov Turkish
- sô Vietnamese
- ရှိုး Burmese
- 作秀 Chinese
- 脫口秀 Chinese
- šou Slovak
- shoo Swahili
- شو Urdu
- soim Tok Pisin
- talk
- show
- stop
- showy
- reshow
- showie
- outshow
- legshow
- stopper
- showbag
- showeth
- showman
- scavage
- showoff
- showboy
- preshow
- midshow
- showest
- showbiz
- showish
- showful
- overshow
- sideshow
- peepshow
- minishow
- teleshow
- postshow
- showable
- showtime
- showfolk
- showplan
- showcard
- showgoer
- showbill
- showdown
- aquashow
- showlike
- showband
- roadshow
- showroom
- showhome
- showgirl
- showreel
- showboat
- showcase
- foreshow
- spookshow
- showwoman
- show barn
- unstopper
- restopper
- intershow
- showfloor
- floorshow
- showfield
- show-goer
- showfolks
- supershow
- forthshow
- smokeshow
- showhorse
- showhouse
- aftershow
- showpiece
- showguide
- auto show
- slideshow
- showbread
- showplace
- showperson
- gobstopper
- manstopper
- showjumper
- showrunner
- motor show
- showground
- doorstopper
- showjumping
- puckstopper
- showability
- stopperless
- showbusiness
- cooking show
- heartstopper
- showstopping
- crimestopper