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captain obvious

julianne nemec. a dumb person who always says the most completely obvious things that a third grader would slap their forehead at.
(name withheld to protect identity):"hey, did you hear about the jesse jackson tumblers?"

julianne: "what? like, the black people?!"

(NWTPI):"yes julianne, like the black people. thank you captain obvious."
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Captain Obvious

when a person states something that is apparent, or restates something that has already been said
(after your girlfriend slashes your tires)...
Person A: FML....every tire is flat
Person B: Brah...your girl is really pissed!!
Person B: No shit!...thanks Captain Obvious

Captain Obvious

A mocking reference to someone who unnecessarily states facts that are obvious or otherwise already known. It is intended as a spurious comparison of the individual to a superhero (e.g. Captain America) treating the individual's grasp of the obvious as though it were something impressive rather than common and ordinary.
Bob: Don't eat too much or you will make yourself sick.
Alice: Thanks, Captain Obvious.
Captain Obvious by MC in TX May 11, 2015

Captain Obvious

A person who states painfully obvious facts or statements very loudly or repetitively.
Dude: Man, I think that guy just blew you off Jessica.
Jessica: Thanks, Captain Obvious
Captain Obvious by Xcain February 28, 2020

captain obvious

Often used to refer to someone who ruins a joke by stating the obvious
Mostly used in comment sections of social media platforms
Hey look mom, it's captain obvious!
Oh no, captain obvious on the wheel again!

Captain Obvious and the World of Yesterday 

Someone who's so dumb it's frightening. In other words, a master of the obvious and old news.
Jake: Did you know that crabs is spelled with a "c" and not a "k"?

Joe: Thank you, Captain Obvious and the World of Yesterday.

Thanks Captain Obvious 

Thanks Captain obvious is the appropriate response to someone who says something blatantly obvious. This can be said kindly and in jest to one’s friends or spitefully to the jerk that’s been irritating you.
Me: Did you hear in the news about the girl who jumped off of a bridge after leaving a note to her family?
BFF: She must have been suicidal
Me: Thanks captain obvious!