no shit, Sherlock

no shit, Sherlock

English

Alternative forms

• NSS

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

a riposte to someone who has just said something obvious

Dutch: joh! Finnish: ihanko totta French: bien vu l'aveugle (fr) German: kein Scheiß, Sherlock Greek: τι κάνει νιάου νιάου στα κεραμίδια; (ti kánei niáou niáou sta keramídia?) Italian: grazie al cazzo Spanish: nos ha jodido mayo con las flores

See also

• Captain Obvious
• does a bear shit in the woods?
• duh
• is the Pope Catholic?
• no shit
• what was your first clue?

 

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Danish

Etymology

English no shit, Sherlock

Interjection

no shit, Sherlock

1. Said in reply to an obvious statement.