LekhoriLekhoriAn ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
Back in the early 80s, the hit series Dallas kept the nation guessing with its season-ending cliffhanger "Who Shot J.R.?"
An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
This presidential election is such a cliffhanger. Will it be the rising star Dmitry "Obamovich" Medvedev? Or the veteran Gennady "McCainovich" Zyuganov?
From cliff + hanger, evoking the image of someone left hanging from a cliff, thereby having an uncertain fate. The term "cliffhanger" is considered to have originated with the serialised version of Th...
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