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Cumberpeople

Cumberpeople is the plural of Cumberperson.

Meaning of Cumberperson

Noun

Cumberperson (plural Cumberpeople)

  1. (slang) A fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
    • In your quest to get a regular Sherlockfix, hundreds of thousands of 'Cumberpeople' have been switching over to Alibi on Thursday nights to watch repeats of the first series of Sherlock.2013 May 24, Ellie Walker-Arnott, “Sherlock almost doubles Alibi viewing figures”, in Radio Times
    Synonyms:
    Cumberfan

Questions about Cumberpeople

What is Cumberpeople the plural of?
Cumberpeople is the plural of Cumberperson.

Words near Cumberpeople in the dictionary

  1. Cumbermania
  2. cumberment
  3. Cumbernauld
  4. Cumberpatch
  5. Cumberpatches
  6. Cumberpeople
  7. Cumberperson
  8. cumbers
  9. cumbersome
  10. cumbersomely
  11. cumbersomeness

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