cliff-hanger
cliff–hang·er
noun \-ˌhaŋ-ər\Definition of CLIFF-HANGER
1
: an adventure serial or melodrama; especially : one presented in installments each ending in suspense
2
: a contest whose outcome is in doubt up to the very end; broadly : a suspenseful situation
— cliff–hang·ing \-iŋ\ adjective
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circa 1937
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