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Mofftiss

Mofftiss proper noun: the creative duo of screenwriters Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.

Proper noun

Mofftiss

  1. (slang) The creative duo of screenwriters Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.
    • Rathbone was a perfect Holmes. Unfortunately, those films were ruined for me by Nigle Bruce's Watson, who started a tradition of 'stupid Watson' that made some people think the original character was like that. Thank Mofftiss they didn't go that way for Sherlock.2012 January 12, Diane L., “Re: Wales Today Poll on Best Ever Sherlock Holmes”, in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet)
    • Mofftiss created masterpiece reinvention of the classic Conan-Doyle sleuth Sherlock Holmes got twisted into the hideous 'Elementary,' […]2013, Nick Carter, "Remade in America", 1624, Issue 1, Spring 2013, page 6

Origin of Mofftiss

Blend of Moffat + Gatiss.

Questions about Mofftiss

What does Mofftiss mean?
Mofftiss means the creative duo of screenwriters Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.
What part of speech is Mofftiss?
Mofftiss is a proper noun.

Words near Mofftiss in the dictionary

  1. Moffitts
  2. moffle
  3. moffled
  4. moffles
  5. moffling
  6. Mofftiss
  7. Mofield
  8. Mofields
  9. Moflet
  10. mofloxacin
  11. mofo

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