Refers to a 1970's TV sitcom. It had a main character known for being the Coolest guy on TV (The Fonze). As the series entered one of its last seasons, the writers had this oh-so-cool guy waterskiing in his trademark leather jacket, to jump a shark. It was truely the moment when the series went downhill from there and was soon mercifully cancelled.
Rober Jordans book series 'The Wheel of Time' jumped the shark in book four and has gotten worse ever since.
by rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan July 31, 2003
Get the jumped the shark mug.Refers to the specific moment when a TV show goes downhill. From the Happy Days episode where Fonzie overcomes his fear of sharks by jumping over one while wearing water skis.
by Christopher Tam October 20, 2003
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by bill ellis February 6, 2009
Get the JUMP THE SHARK mug.1. Originating in Old Europe during the Middle Ages, where burial space was often in short supply throughout many communities. To maximize use of space in many cemetaries, the dead were often buried in a 6 foot vertical shaft, rather than the usual horizontal grave position. The vertical position was considered less socially respectable. Thereafter the term began to mean poor treatment given to someone in such a way that demeans him or affirms second hand status as a citizen.
In communities that had active, but hidden, homosexual communities, the phrase took on a second meaning in double entendre, referring to the humiliating prospect of having to bend over, grab one's ankles, and recieve painful anal intercourse from someone who is overly aggressive and abusive.
In communities that had active, but hidden, homosexual communities, the phrase took on a second meaning in double entendre, referring to the humiliating prospect of having to bend over, grab one's ankles, and recieve painful anal intercourse from someone who is overly aggressive and abusive.
by bucky buckmeister December 5, 2006
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Often one gets the shaft, meaning that they were utterly screwed over in life.
Often one gets the shaft, meaning that they were utterly screwed over in life.
by steelman August 18, 2003
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Fuck...FUCK!....did i step in it?....no, ok thank god...well thats your typical day at the shack
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Person 1: Have you seen The Shape of Water? Person 2: Yeah! It's about lakes, right? Person 1: Nah man, it's just fish sex.
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