traffic stopper

English

Etymology

From stop traffic.

Noun

traffic stopper (plural traffic stoppers)

1. (informal) Something that attracts astonished admiration, especially by being stunningly physically attractive.
   • 2003, American Cowboy, volume 9, number 5, page 52:

     The landscape was a real traffic stopper at the show. Walters explained its appeal this way. "One of the unique experiences of the Grand Canyon is the ability to see nature's forces in action," he told the museum's staff.

   • 2015, A. J. Stewart, High Lie:

     It was one of those smiles, a real traffic stopper.