no shit, Sherlock

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no shit, Sherlock

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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.

interjection NSS

  1. colloquial, derogatory, vulgar A retort to someone who has just said something obvious. Near-synonyms: no shit, you don't say, you think

    Similar: no shit, you don't say, you think

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Españolnos ha jodido mayo con las flores
Portuguêsnão me diga, ah, vá, jura?
Françaisbien vu l'aveugle
Italianograzie al cazzo
Ελληνικάτι κάνει νιάου νιάου στα κεραμίδια; ti kánei niáou niáou sta keramídia?
Русскийда ладно da ladno

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@misc{no_shit_sherlock_2026,
  title = {no shit, Sherlock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/no%20shit%2C%20sherlock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}