Jump the shark meaning
What does the saying 'Jump the shark' mean?
Idiom: Jump the shark
Meaning:
Said of a salient point in a television show or other activity at which the popularity thereof begins to wane: The Flintstones jumped the shark when a man from outer space came to visit them. The expression derives from an episode of the television sitcom 'Happy Days' in which Fonzie, clad in leather jacket and on water skis, jumps over a shark. That episode was widely seen as the beginning of the end for the formerly popular series.
Country: International English |
Subject Area: Animals |
Usage Type: Both or All Words Used
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