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Jumpscare 

A type of prank in the form of a video that shows a scene of normal life (sometimes a scary scene) until being interrupted briefly at the end by a monster, creature, or person jumping up in front of it. This is to potentially frighten the viewer from the abrupt changes.
Beware of jumpscare videos. Jumpscares are everywhere.
Jumpscare by zoombcake March 27, 2021

awoop jumpscare 

seeing a traumatic jumpscare irl
* teacher walks in *

Sarah: " i aint gon lie me too, but when i went on her page and seen her pictures i said.. AWOOP JUMPSCARE ! "
awoop jumpscare by ur wifeee February 3, 2023

VH1 Jumpstart 

A television show on VH1 on weekday mornings. This show plays nothing but music videos that are becoming popular and even new upcoming bands. They play anything from rap to hip hop to Indie, to Pop, etc.
VH1 Jumpstart

Lady Gaga (Just dance/Poker face)
The Script (Man who can't be moved)
Jamie Foxx (Blame It)
The Fray
VH1 Jumpstart by oreo_lover May 28, 2009

Blue Lobster jumpscare 

a crayfish suddenly appears, with Bach's Toccata and fugue in D minor as musical accompaniment
Bruh! Blue Lobster jumpscared ! again!

jumpstarting 

Verb. The rigorous and repeated banging of an elderly person.
Andy got a job at the local retirement home jumpstarting senior citizens for $10 a head.
jumpstarting by Grimache March 14, 2008

ahwhoop jumpscare 

Ahwhoop jumpscare means when something really disgust's you, causing you to be frightened as if it was a jumpscare. Or, simply it's scary looking.
emma: " when i went on ha page and seen her pictures i said 'ahwhoop jumpscare!"
ahwhoop jumpscare by xxaiene December 19, 2022
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