Sherlock

A sarcastic, mocking term of address for someone whom one thinks is or has been particularly unintelligent, imperceptive, or oblivious. A reference to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Often used in the rude phrase "no shit, Sherlock." A: "I think there might be a problem with your internet connection." B: "Wow, thanks, Sherlock. Your powers of deduction remain unmatched." A: "We should probably get the boss's approval before we move forward with this." B: "Yeah, no shit, Sherlock."

Sherlock

1. n. a term of address for someone who is clever or perceptive. (see also No shit, Sherlock!.) Brilliant deduction, Sherlock. I never would have guessed!

2. n. one’s pal or buddy. (A play on holmes or Sherlock Holmes.) Come on, Sherlock, let’s go!

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Studios on Monday said that the exact release date of Sherlock Holmes 3 will be pushed from 2020, to December 22, 2021.

Sherlock Holmes 3 rescheduled for December 2021

had originally announced last May that 'Sherlock Holmes 3' would open on Chirstmas Day of 2020 with Robert Downey Jr.

'Sherlock Holmes 3' to release in 2021

Sherlock was brought on board as a forwards coach ahead of the 2015 campaign as the Blues started their four-in-a-row All-Ireland run but will not be part of the Drive for Five.

Sherlock and Dubs part ways

But the play begins with Sherlock's old friend Dr Watson getting to grips with the newfangled phenomenon of radio.

There is life in the old Holmes in retirement

Sherlock, aged 55, of Station Road in Llanelli, had previously pleaded guilty to voyeurism and to making indecent photographs of a child when he appeared in the dock yesterday for sentencing.

Man filmed girls in bathroom and kept 'perverted' footage

And here comes the Sherlock connection - he also became the brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who penned the worldrenowned tales about the fictional private detective.

The story of our Sherlock connection

Who is Sherlock?: Essays on Identity in Modern Holmes Adaptations

JUST a few weeks ago he was filming a Christmas storyline in Cardiff city centre but now things have taken a more dramatic turn for Benedict Cumberbatch in the latest scenes for Sherlock. The award-winning actor, who was shooting with his co-star Martin Freeman, has been spotted jumping from a smoke-filled tugboat in Cardiff Bay.

Sherdock... stars film on boat in Bay

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH has been spotted filming in Cardiff for a new season of Sherlock, wearing what looked to be a curly brunette wig.

He's Cumber-back!

Ian Richardson played Bell in the 2000 BBC drama series Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes and also appeared as Holmes himself in 1980s TV movies The Hound Of The Baskervilles and The Sign Of Four.

Who is your ideal Holmes? s? Marion McMullen investigates the enduring appeal of super sleuth Sherlock Holmes as the BBC presents a puzzling new case for New Year's Day

Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Einstein's Daughter

The actor starred as the famous sleuth many times, including in The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1939), Sherlock Holmes And The Voice Of Terror (1942) and The House of Fear (1945).

Sherlock Holmes: 7 of the best Sherlock actors as the new Mr. Holmes film is released; Mr. Holmes is the latest movie to put a twist on the world famous detective, and we're looking back at the seven actors who have previously played the role

1 BASIL RATHBONE - The actor starred as the famous sleuth many times, including in The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1939), Sherlock Holmes And The Voice Of Terror (1942) and The House of Fear (1945).

7 of the best Sherlock actors

Synopsis: 150 years after Sherlock Holmes was finally laid to rest by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the great detective appears in the pages of the "Ghostly Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" for the first time as a phantasmagoric.

Ghostly Adventures of Sherlock Holmes