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nuke the fridge en · VERB

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
nuking the fridge Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
nuked the fridge Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
nuked the fridge Tense=Past lexicographic
nukes the fridge Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

jump the shark

wikipedia: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull