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Main Entry:	jump the shark
Part of Speech:	n phr
Definition:	the point at which a popular television show has gone past its peak and has resorted to stunt programming, after which it is eventually is canceled
Example:	When did Frasier jump the shark?
Etymology:	refers to episode on Happy Days after which this occurred

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