"show stopper" meaning in English

See show stopper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: show stoppers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} show stopper (plural show stoppers)
  1. Alternative spelling of showstopper Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: showstopper
    Sense id: en-show_stopper-en-noun-99JMoJKC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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