shark-jumping

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English

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Etymology

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From shark +‎ jumping, from jump the shark.

Adjective

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shark-jumping (not comparable)

  1. 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.
    • 2012 April 20, Oliver Thring, “Me and my spoon”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], The Guardian:
      To me this dinner, with its tasting notes and the rest, seemed like the dernier cri in shark-jumping foodie bullshit.