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Manipulative fake internet "viral marketing", taken from the spamming of popular websites such as Urban Dictionary with fake "buzz" promoting a third-rate Samuel L. Jackson movie.
UD Post: That Samuel L. Jackson movie is the best movie ever!
Savvy Guy: The fucking moving hasn't even come out yet -- you're just a victim of snakes on a plane.
by Hugh Johnson September 9, 2006
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A simple existential observation that has the same meaning as "Whaddya gonna do?" or "Shit Happens". Taken from the upcoming Samuel L. Jackson movie of the same name, and immortilised by screenwriter Josh Friedman on his blog post of Wednesday, August 17, 2005.
Guy 1: (irate) Dude, you just ran into the back of my SUV!

Guy 2: (calm) Snakes on a plane man. Snakes on a plane.
by Case Smith September 9, 2005
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This occurs when a person is flying on a plane and ends up spending most of the flight in the lavatory pooping. Most often occurs on return flights from Mexico or the Caribbean.
Boy, I never should have eaten that guacamole from the street vendor yesterday. Now I'm going to be in the lavatory watching snakes on a plane the whole flight home.
by Uncle Buck, Tennessee July 25, 2020
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a sort of philosophy. Somnewhere in between "Cest la vie", "Whattya gonna do?" and "Shit happens"
WIFE: "Honey you stepped in dog poop again. "
ME: "Snakes on a Plane..."
DOCTOR: "Your cholesterol is 290. Perhaps you want to mix in a walk once in a while."
ME: "Snakes on a Plane..."
WIFE: "Honey while you were on your cholesterol walk you stepped in dog poop again."
ME: "Snakes on a Plane..."
by josh friedman October 12, 2005
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an internet meme, originating with the 2006 film "Snakes on a Plane" starring Samuel L. Jackson.

1. something completely ridiculous 2.an expression signaling frustration and disbelief, often in response to an absurd event or statement. to add emphasis, interject vulgarities in the phrase, such as "snakes on a motherfucking plane"
Person #1: We just bombed Iran. The government is going to draft us.

Person #2: WTF?! Snakes on a Plane?!?!

or, more commonly:
Person #1: I can't believed we paid $8 to see that POS movie.

Person #2: Yeah, Snakes on a Plane! (waves fists menacingly, growls)
by Johann Stein September 8, 2006
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a terrible movie ......... TERRIBLE ............ TERRIBLE!!!! hear that a certain someone... cough max cough
BAD MOVIE
im tired of these muthafuc*in snakes on this muthafuc*in plane
terrrible movie

max: hey you know that movie snakes on a plane
shalaquinisha: oh yeah that movie SUCKS
by shalaquinisha April 10, 2008
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The beauty of an early reveal. This definition builds on the second big idea in Josh Friedman's famous blog post: Friedman loved the movie title because it didn't hide what the movie was all about. SoaP happens whenever you give away the big secret, the grand idea, early on. SoaP happens when you just tell it like it is.
Executive Producer A: I was thinking of calling the show 'The Rockford Files.'

Executive Producer B: But wouldn't it be about a bijillion times better if we called it 'Drunk, middle-aged PI living in a trailer on the beach?' That would be totally Snakes on a Plane!
by Garett Jones April 30, 2006
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