Definition of jump the shark
jump the shark 
verb - intransitive
- when a TV series passes its peak. Once a show has "jumped the shark," the viewer senses a noticeable decline in quality or feels the show has undergone too many changes to retain its original charm.
When Sanjaya was on American Idol, ticket sales went way down. I think the show has jumped the shark.
The TV show jumped the shark once they got married.
- See more words with the same meaning: bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing.
Last edited on Jan 21 2002. Submitted by dave p. from Chicago, IL, USA on Jan 21 2002.
notes
- The origin of this term is an episode of the television series Happy Days in which a character jumps over a shark while on water skis.
Last edited on Jan 21 2002. Submitted by dave p. from Chicago, IL, USA on Jan 21 2002.
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Other terms relating to 'bad, poor, sucks, common, generally displeasing': | |
| Definitions include: a bad deal. | |
| Definitions include: old-fashioned; unstylish. | |
| Definitions include: expression of dismay; "bummer". | |
| Definitions include: far less vulgar replacement for "fucking". | |
| Definitions include: fake. | |
| Definitions include: of poor taste or style. | |
| Definitions include: a gathering with many more males than females. | |
| Definitions include: displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: a homosexual person. | |
| Definitions include: bad, old, worn-out, or stupid. A general derogatory adjective. | |
| Definitions include: very bad. | |
| Definitions include: "stupid". | |
| Definitions include: extremely ugly. | |
| Definitions include: an item of poor quality. | |
| Definitions include: in an irreparable bad situation. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'jump': | |
| Definitions include: to get an earlier start than one. | |
| Definitions include: Feeling the urge to have a bowel movement. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation when something is all screwed up | |
| Definitions include: to engage in intimate physical contact, usually intercourse. Also jump (one's) bones. | |
| Definitions include: to not appear as required as a condition of bail. | |
| Definitions include: One who 'jumps down.' Male or Female, typically implies oral sex. | |
| Definitions include: a female who greatly enjoys oral sex. | |
| Definitions include: gym shoes. | |
| Definitions include: general exclamation. | |
| Definitions include: new and cool.. | |
| Definitions include: to criticize. | |
| Definitions include: to suffer a task or experience in order to shield other members of some group from the displeasure; "take one for the team". | |
| Definitions include: to engage in sexual physical contact, usually intercourse. | |
| Definitions include: to suffer a task or experience in order to shield other members of some group from the displeasure; "take one for the team". | |
| Definitions include: plain clothes police, under-cover police | |
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Other terms relating to 'shark': | |
| Definitions include: a person who is good at card games. | |
| Definitions include: One who comes out of nowhere and snag's another person's food before they know what's happening. | |
| Definitions include: a person who loans money at extremely high interest rates. | |
| Definitions include: to be good at pool. | |
| Definitions include: To copy or plagiarize, commonly used by emcees to indicate a plagiarist. | |
| Definitions include: the period during which a woman is menstruating. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: Inclusive | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: Meaning caring about everything. | |
| Definitions include: extremely popular. | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
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