stunner

stunner

1. Someone who is extremely attractive. Tom's new girlfriend is a real stunner, and she's very witty to boot. My husband was a stunner, all right, but he was a lying adulterer, too.
2. An animal of great beauty or grace. Their stallion is a stunner in every sense of the word. He's actually breathtaking to behold up close.
3. Some event that is extremely exciting, impressive, or visually appealing. What a stunner of a game! It was action-packed from beginning to end! They had their wedding in Greece, and it was an absolute stunner.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

stunner

n. a stunningly good-looking woman. Did you see that stunner who just came in?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • raise with
  • raise with (someone or something)
  • keep (one's) weather eye open
  • keep a
  • keep a weather eye open
  • keep a weather eye out
  • keep weather eye open
  • like the wind
  • the cat's whiskers
  • jam into (something)
References in periodicals archive
However, in Golden Stunner the debutants have a solid rival to overcome.
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Paul Hennessy's Olympic Stunner didn't enjoy the luck of the race on her six-bend debut in last week's first round but showed that she stays the trip.
Back then, a dishevelled photographer called Stan and I were tasked with scouring public parks for bikini-clad 'local stunners'.
To be sure, Stunner would not be able to find another company that makes the same products, but virtually any specialty manufacturer of gas-powered consumer recreational equipment would provide a meaningful comparison.
defense contractor Raytheon as a c= ounter to medium-range missiles and rockets, Stunner is likely to become op= erational in four years.
The result of a two-year funded research programme carried out by the Department of Food Animal Science at the University of Bristol and the Silsoe Research Institute in Bedford, the new Crustacean Stunner combines clear economic and operational advantages with a humane solution to all Shellfish processors, restaurateurs and fishmongers.
Telly stunner Liz Fuller has proved she's not just a pretty face.
Maracatu, a kaleidoscopic stunner, depicts a procession in which African slaves crowned their own kings, mocking their Portuguese rulers.
Prior to the Supreme stunner, the Ontario Court of Appeals had ruled that the exclusion of gays from the institution of marriage is "illogical, offensive, and unjustifiable." Oh, Canada, I could drink a case of you.
is a stunner. A reprise of her version on 1992's A Very Special Christmas 2, it gets a jazzy backdrop, and her often underrated vocal stylings fit perfectly.
Although I can barely pronounce the name, the Greek winemaker Yiannis Boutaris has produced an absolute stunner that is both classy and good value in any language.
Michael Whelan's 1983 Trantorian Dream is an absolute stunner; from the wreckage of an alien civilization, a lone warrior climbs atop a pillar to stare with shredded hope and magisterial dignity into the yawping cosmological eye.
Coming off a 2-1 stunner over host Jordan on Saturday, the Malditas came up empty against the eight-time Asian Cup champions.
And so it was the five foot nine stunner from Streatham stole the show at the British Academy Television And so it was the five foot nine stunner from Streatham stole the show at the British Academy Television IT SEEMS kind of unfair that our talented TV treasures had to compete on the red carpet with the goddess that is Naomi Campbell.