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- adjective Becoming
unbelievable ordisappointing due to plot developments.
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Examples
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Purgatory could so easily have proved a shark-jumping moment, but Mitchell's corridor and Annie's waiting room were both deliciously in keeping with the show's one mythology; domestic and hellish in a single beat.
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I have been thinking about shark-jumping ever since I saw Deb's dream sequence on Dexter last week.
Ask Matt: Globes Weirdness, Dexter, Person of Interest, Charlie Sheen, and More! 2011
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Of course, shark-jumping is in the eye of the beholder.
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If this is shark-jumping, bring on the teeth, or whatever.
Dexter Manley tries to do the Dougie Dan Steinberg 2011
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The first spoof was the official shark-jumping point for this show, because it has been godawful since that episode.
First Look: 'Family Guy' spoofs 'Empire Strikes Back' | EW.com 2009
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In what may ultimately prove to be one of the tastiest shark-jumping moments in the high-end street food trend, fancy Italian restaurant Mia Dona (on 58th St btw. 2+3rd) has entered the fray.
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That's the kind of out-there gambit that, in the wrong hands, might be as much cause for shark-jumping as tear-jerking.
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This comment was the ultimate shark-jumping moment for Overcoming Bias:
Robin Hanson Video, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The “ghost” plotline is coming dangerously close to shark-jumping territory, in my opinion.
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It may look like the perfect shark-jumping vehicle, but if you're expecting high-octane smugness you may not be prepared for the first leisurely looong-wheelbase turn, effortlessly laden with random crap.
The Indignity of April Fools' Day: Giant Packages BikeSnobNYC 2010
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