no shit, Sherlock

English

Alternative forms

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

See also

Danish

Etymology

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Interjection

no shit, Sherlock

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