Vancouver stop

A vehicle stop typical of Vancouverites, whereby the driver pulls into an intersection behind other vehicles and cannot clear the intersection by the time the light turns red. This typically happens when the driver thinks that traffic on the other side of the intersection will clear before the light turns red. A driver that stops in the crosswalk or in the intersection itself is guilty of the Vancouver stop. Vancouver stops do not usually occur at intersections where right of way is not given by at least one set of lights.

The Vancouver stop is the cousin of the "California stop", whereby a driver does not stop their vehicle completely at a red light or stop sign, and instead "roll stops". The difference is that a Vancouver stop does not typically occur at stop signs, and does involve a complete stop of the vehicle, rather than a roll stop.

"The light turned green, but I couldn't go through because some asshole Vancouver stopped right in the middle of the intersection!"

"The guy in the big truck Vancouver stopped in the crosswalk, and couldn't move when traffic had cleared because pedestrians kept walking in front of his vehicle."

by hippiechann December 26, 2017

jaw stopping

when you look at a fine babe and your jaw instantly stops moving

jason derulo: look at that fine BABE
jason derulo: *jaw stops*
edward: yeah for sure that is jaw stopping

by freddkrugerisoyut May 22, 2022

California Stop

Slowing down, but not fully stopping at a stop sign. (Also known as a “Hollywood Stop” in Northern California)

“I almost hit that car!”
“That’s what happens when you do a California Stop!”

by knmjhytfdresawqWDRSFTHJ March 1, 2021

talk stopping

Aligning words in such a way that makes both thought and composition of sentence structure come to a complete stop Midway through responding to your talk stopping.

In a debate it was the talk stopping that brought me to Glory

by Zachariah J. Hoyt May 2, 2018

Stopping Traffic

An idiom that refers to a very attractive person. In most contexts, the negation of the word is used, usually to pin down someone who is moderately attractive but nothing mindblowing (see example)

Yeah man, she’s pretty cute. I mean she’s not stopping traffic or anything, but she’s definitely easy on the eyes.

by Vann Trapp January 11, 2023

Stop Whittin

White boy of stop bullshitting

Stop Whitting Ben

by JH690 August 31, 2017

schumacher stop

when you break really fast and come to a sudden stop.

john: wow michael really did a schumacher stop there
chris: yeah you can see the tyre marks on the tarmac.

by RickMyLad February 15, 2020