Shark-jumping

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Becoming unbelievable or disappointing due to plot developments. idiomatic, not-comparable

    "Christian Lander (2008), Stuff White People Like, →ISBN, page 171: “But if you must declare a shark-jumping moment, the best bet is to say that the show jumped between the two “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” episodes.”"

Example

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"Christian Lander (2008), Stuff White People Like, →ISBN, page 171: “But if you must declare a shark-jumping moment, the best bet is to say that the show jumped between the two “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” episodes.”"

Etymology

From shark + jumping, from jump the shark.

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