From Douglas Coupland's Microserfs. Something that seems unbelievably fun, but in the end winds up as a cruel, bitter letdown upon arrival. Example: This new publication was expected to be groundbreaking, but in the end, it was just Sea Monkeys.
SEA MONKEYS
Meaning of SEA MONKEYS in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012