shark-jumping

adjective

Becoming unbelievable or disappointing due to plot developments.

“Christian Lander (2008), Stuff White People Like, →ISBN, page 171: “But if you must declare a shark-jumping moment, the best bet is to say that the show jumped between the two “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” episodes.””

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Meanings

adjectiveshark-jumping (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableBecoming unbelievable or disappointing due to plot developments.

    Christian Lander (2008), Stuff White People Like, →ISBN, page 171: “But if you must declare a shark-jumping moment, the best bet is to say that the show jumped between the two “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” episodes.”

    1 more example

    To me this dinner, with its tasting notes and the rest, seemed like the dernier cri in shark-jumping foodie bullshit.

    2012 April 20, Oliver Thring, “Me and my spoon”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), The Guardian

Origin

From shark + jumping, from jump the shark.

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shark-jumping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shark-jumping

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Chicago

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