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cliff-hang

American  
[klif-hang] / ˈklɪfˌhæŋ /
Or cliffhang

verb (used without object)

Informal.
cliff-hung, cliff-hanging

  1. to wait eagerly for the outcome of a suspenseful situation or contest.

Etymology

Origin of cliff-hang

First recorded in 1935–40

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A longtime critic of such programs, he decided that the cliff-hang ending had gone quite far enough.

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