Definition of sherlock

sherlock

• a genius, usually used sarcastically to mean someone with an annoying grasp of the obvious.

  Person 1: Racists are assholes.
  
  Person 2: No shit, Sherlock.

  • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.

  Last edited on Aug 14 2013. Submitted by Melissa from Kansas City, MO, USA on Dec 06 2004.

noun

• disparaging term of address (from Sherlock Holmes, the famous fictional detective): someone slow on the uptake, especially in realizing something obvious to everyone else, or at least to the speaker.

  Did you figure that out all by yourself, Sherlock?

  • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.

  Last edited on Nov 18 2005. Submitted by Scott M. from Draper, UT, USA on Nov 18 2005.

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Other terms relating to 'unintelligent person, idiot':
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e-tarded	Definitions include: under the influence of Ecstasy (MDMA).
d*ck wad	Definitions include: a dumb, stupid, lame, or slow person.
goober	Definitions include: a goofy, silly, or slightly strange person.
nincompoop	Definitions include: idiot.
stupid	Definitions include: styling.
dumb-*ss	Definitions include: unintelligent person; "moron"; "idiot".
lunkhead	Definitions include: a very unintelligent person.
bimbo	Definitions include: an unintelligent female.
numpty	Definitions include: idiot; fool.
muppet	Definitions include: an idiotic or incompetent person.
dipsh*t	Definitions include: an unintelligent person; "moron"; "dimwit"; "idiot".
knuckle-nuts	Definitions include: An ignorant and stupid person.
flid	Definitions include: a very stupid or incompetent person.
nimrod	Definitions include: an unintelligent person; "idiot".
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Other terms relating to 'sherlock':
No sh*t sherlock	Definitions include: see No shit, Sherlock.
no sh*t, Sherlock	Definitions include: mean spirited response to someone stating the obvious or a well-known fact; "no duh".
NSS	Definitions include: acronym for "no shit, Sherlock".

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