Show-stopping

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of showstopping. alt-of, alternative

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"An adventurous sort, Lester downed the whole bottle of habu sake in one show-stopping chug. Only the snake was left, securing Lester as an Okinawan national treasure."

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