"W. has jumped the couch." "Not fallen off the couch, as he did when he choked on that pretzel." "Jumped it." - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
"Then, as president, he jumped the couch by pedaling through the guns of August -the growing carnage and chaos in Iraq and Afghanistan." - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
By Troseph
It's also a phrase used in the fraternity world when an active member puts his own status on the line for a rushee. He tells the house that he is "jumping the couch" for a rushee, and that the next vote to allow the rushee into the house is a simultaneous vote to keep the active in the house. Direct opposite of blackball.
After several unsuccessful votes to get his friend into his fraternity, John "jumped the couch" for Sam, but the fraternity still voted Sam down, so John had to leave the fraternity forever in disgrace.
By ThomasJay
To jump the couch is to go crazy for someone on national T.V. by ''jumping on thier couch'' Can be used on people you know personally too. Also see jump the shark Tom Cruise
Steve: OH MY GOD I LOVE ALYSSA SO MUCH BLAH BLAH BLAH *starts to jump* Fred: Gee, no reason to jump the couch Steve, your ruining my 599 dollar leather couch!
By DizzyLizzy