It's when a long-running clubbing institution ends, and, the frontrunners of that institution don't realise it's all over. It's commonly identified by that phrase 'that is how it is now'.
alan: can't believe carpark is getting us to get him gear for his party.
rob-e: the young ones will look back on this day when more parked the shark..
alan: i guess that is how it is now...
rob-e: the young ones will look back on this day when more parked the shark..
alan: i guess that is how it is now...
by alan February 21, 2006
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When did Voyager jump the shark?
A. Seven of Nine
B. The Year of Hell
C. Chakotay's vision quests
D. Day one
A. Seven of Nine
B. The Year of Hell
C. Chakotay's vision quests
D. Day one
by Xyzzy May 4, 2005
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by Sazmac February 22, 2007
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When a company or, oh, say a TV sitcom (aka Happy Days), begins a downward spiral, the moment that the spiral began they are said to have "jumped the shark". However, if by intelligence or more likely pure chance, said company or sitcom turns the downward spiral around and all of a sudden they are in the black or renewed for another season, they have "humped the shark". Okay, what it means is Fonzie jumped the shark and then turned around and humped the powerful beast and who wouldn't renew a show that had the cojones to do that in the '70s?
When a company or, oh, say a TV sitcom (aka Happy Days), begins a downward spiral, the moment that the spiral began they are said to have "jumped the shark". However, if by intelligence or more likely pure chance, said company or sitcom turns the downward spiral around and all of a sudden they are in the black or renewed for another season, they have "humped the shark". Okay, what it means is Fonzie jumped the shark and then turned around and humped the powerful beast and who wouldn't renew a show that had the cojones to do that in the '70s?
Man, Apple really jumped the shark with Newton back 1993.
Yeah, but they humped the shark when they came up with the iPod. I sure hope they don't jump it again with the iPad.
Yeah, but they humped the shark when they came up with the iPod. I sure hope they don't jump it again with the iPad.
by yowaldo August 6, 2010
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In reference to Doug Niblack. He was surfing off the coast of Oregon when his surfboard hit a great white shark, he landed on the shark and "surfed the shark" for a few seconds before falling off.
In reference to Doug Niblack. He was surfing off the coast of Oregon when his surfboard hit a great white shark, he landed on the shark and "surfed the shark" for a few seconds before falling off.
by Zapper Weisman October 19, 2011
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I barely got any sleep, I was up all night stuffing the shark.
Kristina's eyes are blood shot because she is always stuffing the shark.
Will this hook support the weight of a human? I plan on stuffing the shark later.
Kristina's eyes are blood shot because she is always stuffing the shark.
Will this hook support the weight of a human? I plan on stuffing the shark later.
by SharkStuffer247365 December 18, 2017
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