no shit, Sherlock
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Etymology[edit]
A reference to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, pretending that the interlocutor has just made a great deduction.
Interjection[edit]
- (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.
- 2019 August 31, Arwa Mahdawi, “All the single ladies have been an economic force for a long time – marketers are just noticing”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- I also find it a little bizarre that, in 2019, we are still seeing reports with names like “Rise of the SHEconomy” which point out that investing in female-focussed brands is probably a good idea. No SHEeet Sherlock!
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