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Cumberbatch

Cumberbatch proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Cumberbatch (plural Cumberbatches)

  1. A surname.

Verb

Cumberbatch (third-person singular simple present Cumberbatches, present participle Cumberbatching, simple past and past participle Cumberbatched)

  1. (slang) To expose to actor Benedict Cumberbatch and/or his work.
    • Add *those* topless pictures of him on the beach that we published in Now last week to the mix, and I think I'm starting to get where all you women who want to be Cumberbatched are coming from...2012 May 29, Victoria Kennedy, “OK, I get it now. Benedict Cumberbatch looked hot on the Bafta red carpet”, in Now
    • Let's get the elephant in the room out of the way: If you're a die-hard Sherlock fan, you're probably not going to be enthusiastic about another Sherlock Holmes series. Once you've been Cumberbatched, you don't go back.2012, Heather Croteau, "A Guide to Fall TV", Relevant, Issue 59, September/October 2012, page 32

Forms of Cumberbatch

Proper noun
pluralCumberbatches
Verb
third-person singular presentCumberbatches
present participleCumberbatching
past participleCumberbatched
pastCumberbatched

Origin of Cumberbatch

Variant of Comberbach.

Words formed from Cumberbatch

Questions about Cumberbatch

What does Cumberbatch mean?
Cumberbatch means a surname.
What part of speech is Cumberbatch?
Cumberbatch can be a proper noun or a verb.

Words near Cumberbatch in the dictionary

  1. cumber-worlds
  2. Cumberbabe
  3. Cumberbabes
  4. Cumberbabies
  5. Cumberbaby
  6. Cumberbatch
  7. Cumberbatches
  8. Cumberbatchian
  9. Cumberbitch
  10. Cumberbitches
  11. cumberbund

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