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Nuke the fridge is a phrase with a meaning similar to jump the shark. It is used to refer to the moment in a film series(usually a half-serious genre) that is so incredible that it lessens the excitement of subsequent scenes that rely on more understated action or suspense. Such moments are felt to mark the beginning of a low point in the quality of the franchise, as it attempt to explore more absurd avenues.
The term comes from the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, in which, near the start of the movie, Harrison Ford's character survives a nuclear detonation by climbing into a kitchen fridge, which is then blown hundreds of feet through the sky whilst the town disintegrates. He then emerges from the fridge with no apparent injury. Later in the movie, the audience is expected to fear for his safety in a normal fistfight.
Fans of the Indiana Jones series found the absurdity of this event in the film to be the best example of the lower quality of this installment in the series, and thus coined the phrase, "nuke the fridge."
The phrase started on the IMDb message boards and can now be found across the Internet including Youtube, Wikipedia, and Facebook.
"When George Lucas introduced Jar Jar Binks in Phantom Menace Star Wars really nuked the fridge."
"Predators and aliens in the same movie? Now they're really nuking the fridge."
"I hope Indiana Jones 5 doesn't nuke the fridge like part 4 did"
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A Guinea Fridge is an extra fridge found in many homes other than the kitchen - usually in the basement or garage - and which is older, not in very good shape, and often uses a ridiculous amount of electricity compared to newer appliances. It is used to hold beer for parties or for the huge amounts of left-over food from holiday meals, parties, or other social and/or family get-togethers (i.e. wakes). Its older and less reliable status means it is an experiment in trust to put food or even beer in it and then to trust that the food will be kept at a safely cold temperature so as not to spoil and poison you (or in the instance of beer, will have a temperature control that works well enough not to freeze, and therefore, skunk' your beer.) From the slang, "guinea pig", it involves experimentation or its use for experimentation upon by pharmaceutical or cosmetic companies or just in general. When empty, a Guinea Fridge is often a danger to small children or dim adults who may get locked in one and suffocate during a game of hide and seek.
There was such a mountain of left-over food from Grandma's wake that we had to put some of it in the Guinea Fridge in the basement. My brother ate some egg and ham salad for breakfast so we should know pretty soon whether the experiment was successful or if he'll have to go on a respirator until the Botulism Toxin leaves his system and he can breathe on his own again, so stay off the phone in case we have to call an ambulance. Eat any of the food in it at your own risk.
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When two people have sex in a fridge
“Me and cluck were stuck in the fridge,we had fridge sex”
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This commonly used phrase is simply explaining how immensely stupid someone can be. For example, one is trying to answer a question about a short story. The answer is clearly within the first paragraph, but your buddy next to you whines about not being able to find it. You become furious, all they really need to do is open their eyes. You say dear god! The fridge is in the kitchen! This phrase compares your friends stupidty with how difficult it would be to find someones fridge in their home. It's CLEARLY in the kitchen. How do you not know where to find the answer to the question? It's CLEARLY in the first paragraph. Another example would be something less complicated, such as the spelling of "your" and "youre". For example, someone comments on a facebook picture that you are tagged in, and says "your so pretty." My so pretty what? Learn to use proper english, like come on...the fridge is in the kitchen!
Bob: Where do i find Canada on a map of the world?
Joe: Are you kidding me? THE FRIDGE IS IN THE KITCHEN.
Patty: Your a amazing person, Tom.
Tom:....dear god...the fridge is in the kitchen.
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A colloquialism used to delineate the precise moment at which a cinematic franchise has crossed over from remote plausibility to self parodying absurdity, usually indicating a low point in the series from which it is unlikely to recover. A reference to one of the opening scenes of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, in which the titular hero manages to avoid death by nuclear explosion by hiding inside a kitchen refrigerator. The film is widely recognised by fans as a major departure from the rest of the series both in terms of content and quality.
Guy 1: "Wow. Did you see the new Indy movie? What the hell was that? It was like I was having some kind of flu induced absurdist nightmare."
Guy 2: "Yep... did or did not that series permanently Nuke the Fridge?"
Guy 1: "Oh, totally Nuked the Fridge! But I guess Spielberg is happy as long as he has the money of the people who trusted him."
Guy 2: "Guess so..."
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someone that has lots of money.
Jacob has tons of chicken in the fridge.
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The equivalent of a gold digger, but instead of your money, they are after your food.
Jenny came over last night for supper, that is the third time this week. I asked if we could go to her place, but she said she liked my place better, I think she is a Fridge Raider.
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