by cheerlover37 May 18, 2018
A late-19th-century detective who ferreted out resistance-causing corrosion and other conduction-faults in electrical and telephone/telegraph wiring.
"Sherlock Ohms" can also be used to describe how veteran actor Dennis Hoey pronounces the famous detective's name in the Basil Rathbone series.
by QuacksO May 31, 2019
by lennfunny June 10, 2021
Sherlock \sh(e)-rlo-ck, sher-lock\ as a boy's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Sherlock is "bright hair". Literary: made famous by Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
"Sherlock is not a girl's name" quoted the person who knows better than the person who created the Urban dictionary post Sherlock is a girls name.
by smusson June 7, 2014
by yourmom45473 June 9, 2021
A reference to Sherlock Holmes, the main character in a series of mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The detective often solved cases by noting miniscule evidence. The phrase is often used sarcastically when someone points out the obvious. However, it can also be used seriously when someone solves a mystery.
"Dude, The sky is blue today!"
"Way to pull a Sherlock, man!"
"So i figured out where all my towels were going. I found three in Ashleys' dryer. Apparently she has the same ones."
"Way to pull a Sherlock."
"Way to pull a Sherlock, man!"
"So i figured out where all my towels were going. I found three in Ashleys' dryer. Apparently she has the same ones."
"Way to pull a Sherlock."
by Choirchick July 20, 2008
by pinguinocheballa March 5, 2022