no shit, Sherlock en · INTJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
A reference to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, suggesting that the interlocutor has just made an obvious deduction, which they see as a great one.
Meanings
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(colloquial, derogatory, vulgar) A retort to someone who has just said something obvious.
"No shit, Sherlock. Take another look, see how they come to be bent."
1976, Emmett Grogan, Final Score, page 264:My copilot uttered, "I think we are headed for the bridge." No shit, Sherlock.
2006, Barry Morgan, Never Tell Them You're Dying, page 127:The latest line of heat records has been met with a response that climate scientists have made many times before. They say to stop records from tumbling the world needs to stop burning coal, oil, and natural gas. "It's a, 'No shit Sherlock,' moment," Dr Perkins Kirkpatrick said.
2024 June 5, Tyne Logan, Tom Saunders, “As 12 months of record heat stack up, scientists unpack the impacts around the globe”, in ABC News (Australia):Near-synonyms: no shit, you don't say, you think
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!
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, →ISSN:
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Relateds
people sit on chairs · is the Pope Catholic? · Captain Obvious · fork found in kitchen · film at 11 · more at eleven · water is wet · what was your first clue? · does a bear shit in the woods? · duh · no shit
Synonyms
no shit · you think · you don't say
Translations (12)
pt não me diga (Translations) · pt ah, vá (Translations) · el τι κάνει νιάου νιάου στα κεραμίδια; (Translations) · pl co ty nie powiesz (Translations) · pl nie gadaj (Translations) · pt jura? (Translations) · es nos ha jodido mayo con las flores (Translations) · nl goh! (Translations) · it grazie al cazzo (Translations) · ru да ладно (Translations) · fi ihanko totta (Translations) · fr bien vu l'aveugle (Translations)