showstopper
See also: show-stopper and show stopper
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showstopper (plural showstoppers)
- A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
- Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
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Ambiguous connotation, depending on context: very good or very bad.
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(in theatrical production)
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impediment to progress
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