Sherlolly
English
Etymology
Blend of Sherlock + Molly.
Proper noun
Sherlolly
- (fandom slang) The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Molly Hooper from the television series Sherlock.
- 2016, Maria Lindgren Leavenworth, "Paratextual Navigation as a Research Method: Fan Fiction Archives and Reader Instructions", in Research Methods for Reading Digital Data in the Digital Humanities (ed. Gabriele Griffin), page 62:
- To exemplify, 16magnolias' Lessons in Love is described as containing 'sweet, slow Sherlolly' […]
- 2018, Jennifer Phillips, "A Woman in a Man's (Fictional) World: Considering the Importance of Dr. Molly Hooper in the BBC's Modern Adaptation of Sherlock", in Women in STEM on Television: Critical Essays (ed. Ashley Lynn Carlson), page 180:
- Where there are undoubtedly some within the Sherlolly fandom who are attracted to the pairing because of the sexuality and charisma of Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal, there is a large and vocal section of fans who are inspired and encouraged by the characterization of Molly herself.
- 2018, Jennifer Wojton & Lynnette Porter, Sherlock and Digital Fandom: The Meeting of Creativity, Community and Advocacy, page 151:
- The Sherlolly writing challenge specifies that authors must bring Sherlock and Molly together in a relationship by the happy ending.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Sherlolly.
- 2016, Maria Lindgren Leavenworth, "Paratextual Navigation as a Research Method: Fan Fiction Archives and Reader Instructions", in Research Methods for Reading Digital Data in the Digital Humanities (ed. Gabriele Griffin), page 62: