heartstopper

[hahrt-stop-er]

noun

1. something so frightening or emotionally gripping as to make one's heart seem to stop beating.

   We didn't crash, but it was a heartstopper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heartstopper¹

heart + stopper

Example Sentences

Already beloved by YA fans for her turn as Tara Jones in Netflix-hit Heartstopper, Brown is no stranger to the world of teen romance adaptations.

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“One of my favorite shows and graphic novels is ‘Heartstopper.’

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In my book, it’s very much a found family kind of trope, and like in ‘Heartstopper,’ everyone in the friend group is a little queer.”

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The line he's talking about – "I want a better body, I want better skin / I wanna be perfect like all your other friends" – later found its way into the teen drama Heartstopper, soundtracking an emotional scene where one of the main characters is admitted to an eating disorder clinic.

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Of course there was the heartstopper of the television match official and the examination of Jac Morgan's clearout earlier in the move.

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