conversation stopper

noun
🔊/ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn stɒpə(r)/
🔊/ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃn stɑːpər/
(informal)
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  1. a remark that is unexpected or that shocks people so that they do not know how to reply to it噎人的话;令人瞠目结舌的话