a Portuguese rock band from Lisbon.
Used in a Sentence
fonzie
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fonzie.
Editorial note
That whole program really jumped the shark when they later invited Fonzie to come talk about his children's book.
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Quick take
a Portuguese rock band from Lisbon.
Meaning at a glance
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Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, better known as "Fonzie" or "The Fonz", is a fictional character played by Henry Winkler in the American sitcom Happy Days.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for fonzie.
N
a Portuguese rock band from Lisbon.
N
Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, better known as "Fonzie" or "The Fonz", is a fictional character played by Henry Winkler in the American sitcom Happy Days.
Example sentences
That whole program really jumped the shark when they later invited Fonzie to come talk about his children's book.
Manufacturers are pushing higher and higher amounts of nicotine to keep people hooked after the fonzie factor wears off.
Apple's warming up to do a full Fonzie shark jump on the iPhone 8 series.
They'll eventually find themselves as the Fonzie on water skis looking at a shark tank.
It's so weird you say that, because the first thing that came to my mind reading those quotes was Fonzie in swim trunks.
I liken the concept of tankie to that of jumping the shark by Fonzie on Happy Days.
Happy Days started to suck long before Fonzie jumped the shark tank.
There was an episode of Happy Days in which Richie got into a little trouble, and Fonzie gave him advice on how to act tough and command respect.
> Manufacturers are pushing higher and higher amounts of nicotine to keep people hooked after the fonzie factor wears off.
Jumping the shark is when something formerly cool/great (originally, Fonzie in TV sitcom Happy Days ) does something so blatantly stupid (originally, jumping over a shark on water skis) that it becomes painfully obvious that they've lost all credibility.
As an example, Tim Ferris has this right above the comment submission box (getting to users right when they're about to take an action): Comment Rules: Remember what Fonzie was like?
At one point we pulled up the Seattle Goth site hoping to do a sponsorship deal with them, and their home page was just a picture of Fonzie on waterskis.
Quote examples
I feel like Fonzie's Law would be a worthwhile inclusion: "The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer."
Edit: the Wikipedia for "Jumping the shark" is excellent, apparently from when Fonzie jumped over a shark in water skiis as part of a promotional gimmick on Happy Days.
Proper noun examples
Money/intellect doesn't mater in your 20-30's though--you have to be a Fonzie--in order to get rent controlled girl.
Fonzie was famous for (almost) never fighting while cultivating a reputation for a fierce fighter.
Fonzie jumped the shark because the show was running out of ideas.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use fonzie in a sentence?
That whole program really jumped the shark when they later invited Fonzie to come talk about his children's book.
What does fonzie mean?
a Portuguese rock band from Lisbon.
What part of speech is fonzie?
fonzie is commonly used as N.