# nuke the fridge

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To suddenly include a strange or illogical event, often leading to radical and often disappointing changes to the narrative of the film.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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