An expression used by people too stunned to remember it's supposed to be "jumping/jumped the shark" and too lame to realize that that phrase has, in fact, jumped the shark.
"I think that series is really jumping the whale," said the loser, which brought only stunned looks from the rest of his buddies at the debating club.
by Adman12 September 1, 2005
when your favorite show starts to flag and go downhill, and then adds a fat character for no good reason making the show look stupid, as when STD added Stacey Abrams as the president of Earth
When The Mandalorian added Lizzo as it's "jumping the whale" moment, we all knew it was on its way down then.
by NeoTechni April 7, 2023