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

English no shit, Sherlock

Interjection

no shit, Sherlock

  1. Said in reply to an obvious statement.
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