"heartstopper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heartstoppers [plural]
Etymology: From heart + stopper. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|heart|stopper}} heart + stopper Head templates: {{en-noun}} heartstopper (plural heartstoppers)
  1. (informal) Something highly exciting. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-heartstopper-en-noun-nIugmq4b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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