nuke the fridge

verb

nuke the fridge

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.

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

Related terms: jump the shark

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