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nuke the fridge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
nuke the fridge
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To suddenly include a strange or illogical event, often leading to radical and often disappointing changes to the narrative of the film.

Slang

Etymology

From a scene in the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), where the main character survives a nuclear detonation by hiding in a lead-lined refrigerator.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nukes the fridge (present, singular) nuking the fridge (participle, present) nuked the fridge (participle, past) nuked the fridge (past)

Phrases

jump the shark

Frequently Paired Words

jump the shark

Questions

What does nuke the fridge mean?
To suddenly include a strange or illogical event, often leading to radical and often disappointing changes to the narrative of the film.
Where does nuke the fridge come from?
From a scene in the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), where the main character survives a nuclear detonation by hiding in a lead-lined refrigerator.

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