Usually means: Halting performance with stunning impact.
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  1. showstopping: Merriam-Webster
  2. showstopping: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. showstopping: Wordnik
  4. showstopping: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. showstopping: Wiktionary
  6. showstopping: Dictionary.com
  7. showstopping: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. showstopping: Encyclopedia

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  1. Showstopping: Urban Dictionary

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adjective:  Characteristic of a showstopper; breathtaking.
adjective:  (software engineering, of bugs) Critical; major.

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