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shark-jumping

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Becoming unbelievable or disappointing due to plot developments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

  • 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.”

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From shark + jumping, from jump the shark.