"channel stopper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-channel stopper.ogg [Australia] Forms: channel stoppers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} channel stopper (plural channel stoppers)
  1. (slang) A television broadcast that causes the viewer to stop flipping through channels with their remote control and watch it. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Television

Inflected forms

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