nuke the fridge

Cinematic equivalent of the TV term "jump the shark." It is used to refer to the moment in a film series that is so incredible that it lessens the excitement of subsequent scenes that rely on more understated action or suspense. Such moments are felt to mark the beginning of a low point in the quality of the franchise, as it attempts to explore more absurd avenues. "Nuke the fridge" is a reference to a scene in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull wherein the title character incredibly survives a nuclear blast by climbing into a lead-lined refrigerator. The fridge is blown hundreds of feet into the sky, and, when it lands, Indiana Jones opens the door and walks away completely unscathed and apparently unaffected by any radiation sickness that would surely result from being in such close proximity to a nuclear blast.

The phrase was coined by disappointed IMDB users on the Indiana Jones 4 message board at that website who believed that the franchise had, in fact, nuked the fridge, and that this scene in particular marked its turn for the worse.

"Man, when Peter Parker started doing the emo dance in Spider-Man 3, that franchise officially nuked the fridge."

"Aliens?! Oh God, did Indiana Jones just totally nuke the fridge or what?"

by Edith Keeler May 26, 2008

Nuke The Fridge

To launch a nuclear weapon at an item that stores food, usually a fridge

You know, no country has gotten the opportunity to Nuke The Fridge yet, I wonder who will do it first?

by ShmexySocks January 11, 2021

nuke the whales

Whales are the downfall of modern earth. Did you know that every time a whale ejaculates, it emits over 400 gallons of semen. Their semen contains marlox which has a certain potency of acid to kill all the fish in the ocean ecosystem. We have to kill those fucking whales. If you are a fisherman and you see a whale, immedietly take out your harpoon equiped with c4's and fire it straight into the eye of the beast.

Whales have extremely large penis', if we nuke the whales the ocean is saved.

by Steven McTowelie May 4, 2006

nuke it

to heat food in the microwave

"grab some tv dinner in the freezer and nuke it before you eat it"

by jveezy23 October 27, 2007

Nuke Booster

Pussy-assed n00b on Modern Warfare 2 organising to ruin online multiplayer by inviting a player onto the opposite team, hide in a secluded area, plant tactical insertions and let one get kill the other 25 times in a row to activate their tactical nuke, so after repeating the procedure many times they can unlock a shitty rotating emblem. Once you locate them and take down the culprit yourself, the one on your team will try to attack you and they will both eventually leave the game whinging.

Guy #1: There's a nuke booster behind that cabin in the north west corner of the map, I'm going to take them out.
Rest of team: OK

by JizzySpunkbubbles December 25, 2009

Nuke Balls

The feeling one gets after racking up your first 24 killstreak in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and having some douchebag runner knife you in the back preventing you from getting your nuke on. Much like the feeling of having your girlfriend lovingly suck on your penis and wait till you are about to cum but instead, headbutts your balls.

Gamer: DUUUDE I almost got a Nuke on wasteland!!!!!

Roomate: Fuckin tits dude

Gamer: Right? Ive been trying all week!! Wait, why do my balls hurt so bad all the sudden?

Roomate: Dude, youve got Nuke Balls .....

by gman527 August 30, 2010

nuke hiroshima

To Take a Huge shit in an unsuspecting toilet.

Man im going to go nuke hiroshima

by Captain Wacky August 29, 2007