SHERLOCK

Etymology

Proper noun

Sherlock (plural Sherlocks)

An English surname.

A male given name from surnames, of rare usage.

(humorous) A detective (from Sherlock Holmes), especially used ironically to address somebody who has stated the obvious.

Verb

Sherlock (third-person singular simple present Sherlocks, present participle Sherlocking, simple past and past participle Sherlocked)

(informal) To deduce.

Synonyms: figure out, solve

(informal) To search.

Synonyms: hunt, seek

(computing slang) To obsolete a unique feature in third-party software by introducing a similar or identical feature to the OS or a first-party program/app.

Verb

sherlock (third-person singular simple present sherlocks, present participle sherlocking, simple past and past participle sherlocked)

Alternative letter-case form of Sherlock

Source: Wiktionary



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