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

what the fridge

1.) (Exclamation) To be astonished at the characteristic of some object or situation.

2.) (Interrogative) To question the validity of a statement and/or an entity.

3.) (Racial slur) Beaner

1.) What the Fridge! That guatemalan thinks hes a beaner!

2.) What the fridge are you talking about?

3.) Erick

by Sr. Guero November 15, 2007

fridge beer

After a party, the leftover beers from the guests are collected and placed in the host's (or hostess') fridge. These are known as fridge beer - signifying no ownership, a no man's land of beer. Common target of that guy who comes over sometimes but never seems to bring his own beer.

"Man, look at all the fridge beer from last night! There's like 6 kinds in here. Mind if I grab a Corona?"

by Matthewx99 May 16, 2010

jump on the fridge

A term referring to being so satisfied and contented, that you think you could die happy right then.
Originates from the story of a cat who was so happy with life, that it jumped on top of the fridge and died in peace.

"Nice work passing you're driving test man, you must be stoked!?"
"Dude I'm so happy I could just jump on the fridge!"

"That was the best sex I've ever had, I could jump on the fridge right now!"

by Dave, G21 January 11, 2009

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

what the fridge

Another use like "what the fuck!"

instead of fuck.

You simply replace it with fridge.

bob: did you know we had homowork ?
bill: WHAT THE FRIDGE ! NO !?

by anne marie alison March 20, 2010

fucked fridge

State of arousal in a lady.

"We went to see that Titanic, and as soon as that cunt DiCaprio came on screen you could tell she was dripping like a fucked fridge"

by Lewis1983 June 6, 2005