budoguytenkaichi [he/him,they/them] to askchapo • 4 years agoWhen did communism jump the shark?message-squaremessage-square21 fedilinkarrow-up126
arrow-up126message-squareWhen did communism jump the shark?budoguytenkaichi [he/him,they/them] to askchapo • 4 years agomessage-square21 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareAntifaSuperWombat [she/her]hexbear5·4 years ago"Jumping the shark is an idiom used to describe the moment of a misguided attempt at generating new publicity for something once, but no longer, widely popular; the attempt serves instead to highlight the irrelevance of what it intends to promote. The idiom "jumping the shark" is pejorative, most commonly used in reference to unsuccessful gimmicks for promoting something. It is similar to "past its peak", but it more specifically suggests an unwillingness to acknowledge the fact." link
"Jumping the shark is an idiom used to describe the moment of a misguided attempt at generating new publicity for something once, but no longer, widely popular; the attempt serves instead to highlight the irrelevance of what it intends to promote. The idiom "jumping the shark" is pejorative, most commonly used in reference to unsuccessful gimmicks for promoting something. It is similar to "past its peak", but it more specifically suggests an unwillingness to acknowledge the fact."