Jumping The Dog

A slang idiom meaning to unintentionally or recklessly cause someone’s death; manslaughter. Often used in casual conversation as a figurative or euphemistic way to describe a fatal accident or negligent killing.

Example 1:
"I can’t believe what happened last night… the guy totally jumped the dog, and now he’s in serious trouble."

Example 2:
"They’re saying it was an accident, but it still counts as jumping the dog. Tragic."

Example 3:
"Man, I heard about that fight… someone really jumped the dog over there. Crazy."

by Entity_68 September 16, 2025

cottage jumping

where you go to the beach, wheel a bunch of girls..
take them back to your cottage.

and do.. yeah.

and then do the same thing the next day.

yeah, we went cottage jumping this summer.

by whootwhoot123 December 4, 2010

Chump jump

When someone jumps from one fuck boy to another fuck boy

"Is Emily still dating George?"
"No, but she's seeing some other jerk now"
"oh man.... so she's still doing the chump jump then?"

by emmileejoe September 18, 2017

Seat Jump

When you're standing on a bus (or other public transport) as there are no seats and someone near you gets up to get off, you quickly jump into the absent seat before anyone else has chance.

*Jack & Tom are standing on a crowded bus*
*A man in a nearby seat gets up to get off*
*Jack Seat Jumps instantly into his seat*

by SoupOnHerHed September 15, 2011

Jump call

To call someone without prior warning, but scarier. Especially applicable for video calls like teams, zoom, facetime.

Brian from Migration keeps jump calling me about verifying the newest data dump, when I've set my status to busy.

by Betty3.0 October 31, 2023

Jump

A Saint Lucian term meaning to be startled.

1. (Sneaks up behind 3.)
3. (Gets startled) Oye, wam to you!? Oye you made me jump (freak out)

by Lime Juice (St. Lucia) January 24, 2023

Jump-oFF

Lighting a broken torch lighter with a bic

Can I get a jump-oFF so I can hit this smoke

by anonymous February 15, 2022