no shit, Sherlock

English

Alternative forms

• NSS

Etymology

no shit (an expression of amazement) + Sherlock (a fictional detective who makes ingenious deductions)

An expression of amazement followed by comparing the interlocutor to the detective Sherlock Holmes, as if they have just made a great deduction. This expression is, however, used sarcastically, to point out that the interlocutor merely stated the obvious.

Interjection

no shit, Sherlock

1. (vulgar, colloquial, sarcastic, somewhat derogatory) A riposte to someone who has just said something obvious
   • 1976, Emmett Grogan, Final Score, page 264:

     "No shit, Sherlock. Take another look, see how they come to be bent."

   • 2006, Barry Morgan, Never Tell Them You're Dying, page 127:

     My copilot uttered, "I think we are headed for the bridge." No shit, Sherlock.

Translations

a riposte to someone who has just said something obvious

• Chinese: 沒有狗屎，夏洛克／没有狗屎，夏洛克 (méiyǒu gǒushǐ, xiàluòkè)
• Dutch: joh!
• Finnish: ihanko totta
• French: bien vu l’aveugle (fr)
• German: kein Scheiß, Sherlock
• Greek: τι κάνει νιάου νιάου στα κεραμίδια; (ti kánei niáou niáou sta keramídia?)
• Italian: grazie al cazzo
• Portuguese: não me diga, (Brazil) ah, vá (pt)
• Russian: да ладно (ru) (da ladno)
• Spanish: nos ha jodido mayo con las flores

See also

• Captain Obvious
• does a bear shit in the woods?
• duh
• is the Pope Catholic?
• no shit
• what was your first clue?

 

Danish

Etymology

English no shit, Sherlock

Interjection

no shit, Sherlock

1. Said in reply to an obvious statement.(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)