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no shit, Sherlock

no shit, Sherlock

9.9
People say it in a rude way to show that what someone said is obvious
  • idiom
  • Offensive
translation icon : no me jodas, Sherlock
  • He said the test was hard—no shit, Sherlock, we all struggled with it.

Examples

  • Oh, no shit, Sherlock! I already knew that.

  • "We need more rain for the crops to grow." "No shit, Sherlock."

  • "I think you should save money." "No shit, Sherlock, that's what I'm trying to do."

  • No shit, Sherlock!

  • "I think you should save money." "No shit, Sherlock, that's what I'm trying to do."

  • "We need more rain for the crops to grow." "No shit, Sherlock."

  • When she said, "That movie was boring," I replied, "No shit, Sherlock, we all fell asleep."

Synonyms

duh
vsno shit, Sherlock
  • Informal
109 8.1

Shows that something is clear in a joking or sarcastic way

targets others for mockery when they state the obvious rather than self-blame
durr
vsno shit, Sherlock
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A short mocking word used online to show something is obvious

appears commonly in everyday speech rather than mainly in online mocking
no duh
vsno shit, Sherlock
  • Slang
9.9

Shows that something is obvious and should be known

targets a prior remark by mocking that it states the obvious

Antonyms

insight
493 4.9

A deep clear understanding of how something really is

novelty
47 4.7

Something new or different that seems interesting

How Obvious

no shit, Sherlock
  • Offensive
9.9
duh
  • Informal
109 8.1
obvious
∞ 1.0
noticeable
65 3.2
nonobvious
1 7.4

Surface Forms

no shit, Sherlock main

Morphology

no + shit, + Sherlock

The parts give strong cues: 'no shit' is an emphatic/vulgar marker that something is obvious and 'Sherlock' evokes a famous detective used ironically, so a learner who knows the words can often guess the sarcastic meaning. However, the expression relies on pragmatic sarcasm and a cultural name-reference that may not be predictable for a B1 learner without exposure, so full comprehension is not guaranteed.

Etymology

No shit, Sherlock probably comes from people jokingly using the name Sherlock for a very clever person. Imagine telling a detective something very obvious and saying no shit back — that picture shows why the phrase is used to say someone has said something 'obvious'.