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nuke the fridge

A colloquialism used to delineate the precise moment at which a cinematic franchise has crossed over from remote plausibility to self parodying absurdity, usually indicating a low point in the series from which it is unlikely to recover. A reference to one of the opening scenes of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, in which the titular hero manages to avoid death by nuclear explosion by hiding inside a kitchen refrigerator. The film is widely recognised by fans as a major departure from the rest of the series both in terms of content and quality.
Guy 1: "Wow. Did you see the new Indy movie? What the hell was that? It was like I was having some kind of flu induced absurdist nightmare."

Guy 2: "Yep... did or did not that series permanently Nuke the Fridge?"

Guy 1: "Oh, totally Nuked the Fridge! But I guess Spielberg is happy as long as he has the money of the people who trusted him."

Guy 2: "Guess so..."
Word of the Day on June 3, 2008

Fridgebright 

When your refrigerator is so devoid of consumables that you can actually see the light once more.
Jus: "Dude can i make a sarnie?"
Peanut: "Haha good luck mate, I'm fridgebright!"
Fridgebright by peanutismint February 18, 2006

chicken in the fridge 

someone that has lots of money.
Jacob has tons of chicken in the fridge.
Chris smoked some mad fridge yesterday
fridge by jayelgee November 21, 2006

Fridge-it 

A term derived from rednecks. Refering to putting an object in the refriderator.
Billy-Jo: Hey, this beer are warm. What should I do with it?

Billy-Ray: You should prolly fridge-it.
Fridge-it by AC Calvin March 2, 2009

Fridge Bandit

A person who hates buying their own groceries, so they eat everyone else's. When caught in the act, they always feign ignorance. There is always an excuse for taking the food.
"The fridge bandit must have seen my chicken, because all of a sudden, it doesn't have any damn legs"

"I went to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but the damn fridge bandit done gone n' eaten my loaf"