Sherlock
Deerstalker hat wearer
Sherlock is someone who figures things out through keen observation and deduction, from the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
Often used sarcastically when someone states the obvious: Nice work, Sherlock.
Occasionally used as a verb meaning to investigate or deduce: I Sherlocked the situation and figured out who ate my leftovers.
Fictional London investigator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- deductionConclusion from premises
- magnifying glassHandheld lens for enlargement
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
Watson · Baker Street · mystery · clues · investigation · inspector · crime · evidence
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- storiesAccounts or building levels
- VictorianOf a prim era
- novelsExtended prose fiction
Moriarty · Baskervilles · Mycroft · Mrs Hudson · Study in Scarlet · adventures · tales · fiction
Widely recognized, enduring
- deerstalkerBrimmed cap with flaps
- catchphraseSignature line of words
- elementaryOf first principles
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
archetype · recognizable · legendary · famous · quintessential · symbol · trademark · stereotype
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
- ElementaryOf first principles
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- filmMovie or coating
Robert Downey Jr · portrayal · modern · adaptation · series · episodes · reimagined · screen
Holmes
Fictional London investigator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- deductionConclusion from premises
- magnifying glassHandheld lens for enlargement
pipe · Watson · Baker Street · mystery · clues · investigation · inspector · crime · evidence · observant
Conan Doyle
novels · Moriarty · Baskervilles · Mycroft · Mrs Hudson · Study in Scarlet · adventures · tales · fiction · characters
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- deerstalkerBrimmed cap with flaps
- catchphraseSignature line of words
- elementaryOf first principles
silhouette · archetype · recognizable · legendary · famous · quintessential · symbol · trademark · stereotype · parody
Benedict Cumberbatch
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
- ElementaryOf first principles
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
Robert Downey Jr · film · portrayal · modern · adaptation · series · episodes · reimagined · screen · actor
- Crime TVCriminal Minds, Chicago PD, Hawaii Five-O, Columbo, Kojak
- literary charactersScout Finch, Elizabeth Bennet, Macbeth, Huck Finn, Mr. Darcy
- TV CharactersHomer Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson
- Mac SoftwareMacPaint, FileMaker, PageMaker, Eudora, Oregon Trail
- Text AdventuresZork, interactive fiction, parser, grue, compass directions
- investigatorsdetective, investigator, inspector, sleuth, gumshoe
SherlockWatson
Common English surname
Dr. Watson · John Watson · sidekick · assistant · chronicler
- Sherlock Holmes
- no shit, SherlockSarcastic acknowledgment of obviousness
- Sherlock and WatsonDeductive sleuth pair