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Jersey Shore

Popular term used to describe the Atlantic Ocean coastline of the State of New Jersey in the United States. New Jersey natives who are planning to go to the area often say they are going "down the shore". The term "Jersey Shore" is often shortened to simply "The Shore" by natives of New Jersey (just as the name of the state is sometimes shortened to just Jersey). The Jersey Shore is composed of the coastal communities of (from north to south) Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May counties. Though the city of Cape May has been a summer retreat since the 1760's, the Jersey Shore did not become a truly popular summer resort area until the mid-19th century, when railroads made it relatively easy for people to travel to the region. Summer tourism accounts for a large percentage of the economies of the four Jersey Shore counties, especially in Atlantic (home of Atlantic City) and Cape May counties (Cape May County's economy is almost entirely dependent on tourism). Jersey Shore locals sometimes refer to summer tourists as bennies (most often heard in Monmouth and Ocean counties) or shoobies (generally used in Atlantic and Cape May counties). Visitors to the Jersey Shore often ask why the region is called "shore" and not "beach." The truth is, nobody knows.

See also New Jersey, Jersey, South Jersey, North Jersey, Sopranoland, Atlantic City, A.C., Exit Zero, bennies, shoobies, gunderson, Wally and Marge.
People from across the United States enjoy spending part of their summer at the Jersey Shore.
by Led Zeppole December 29, 2003
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Jersey Shore

A very clear example of what we must not be, ever.
"That sounded so stupid it would be Jersey Shore appropriate"
by aidden November 12, 2012
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Jersey Shore

A really fucking stupid show about trashy fuckasses. I live in New Jersey, and it's NOTHING like that.
Jersey Shore is a disgrace to my state.
by Ramm_Stein August 8, 2015
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Jersey shore

A stupid, dumbass show where the only reason the people are famous is because the men have sex every five seconds and a girl named snooky shows her cunt to everyone, mounts them, then punches them.
Playgirl bunny 1 "Did you see what I did to all those chicks?"

Playgirl bunny 2 "Ya, you should be on the Jersey Shore you whore."
by Vagpire November 29, 2010
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Jersey Shore

With the advent of the Jersey Shore on MTV, New Jerseyans have permanently secured their place as the laughing stock of this nation.
by dogsread31 January 3, 2011
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Jersey Shore

a tv show you watch when you want to be thrown into a mental hospital.

the most fagtastic thing to hit tv.
Abby: Hey, Gina, why are you watching Jersey Shore?
Gina: My rent is overdue and I'm gonna get kicked out, I'm trying to get into a nice mental hospital.
abby: oh.
by fagomaniac July 20, 2011
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Jersey shore

A stupid show about douchebags who claim to be 'guidos' and 'guidettes'. In reality, most of them are Mexican, Brazilian, or Chilean. It's retarded, mostly showing retarded people getting pissed.

All in all, It shows how stupid everyone in the world is getting.
Idiot: Hey did you watch jersey shore last night?????

non-Idiot: No...I don't watch Jersey shore.

Idiot: OMFG YOU SHOULDVE CAUSE SNOOKI WAZ LEIK IMMA HIT YU BITCH AND SHE DID AND THEN HE WAS LEIK FIST PUMP

Non-idiot: .....kill me now.
by starwarsgeek133 January 21, 2011
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