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Sheriarty

Sheriarty proper noun: the ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty from the television series Sherlock.

Proper noun

Sheriarty

  1. (slang) The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty from the television series Sherlock.
    • The Empty Hearse club member goth girl who came up with the romantic Sheriarty solution to Sherlock’s fake suicide is played by Scottish actress Sharon Rooney, star of the British dramedy “My Mad Fat Diary.”2014 January 19, Lori Rackl, “Answers to your ‘Sherlock’ questions — because you know you’ve got ‘em”, in Chicago Sun-Times
    • The Sheriarty and Jimlock fans believe the two men are struggling in a love-hate relationship, while WH is a gay “couple” beloved by most fans.2014 January 25, Qu Zhi, “Sherlock China’s new sex god”, in Shanghai Daily

Origin of Sheriarty

Blend of Sherlock + Moriarty.

Questions about Sheriarty

What does Sheriarty mean?
Sheriarty means the ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty from the television series Sherlock.
What part of speech is Sheriarty?
Sheriarty is a proper noun.

Words near Sheriarty in the dictionary

  1. shergottites
  2. Shergotty
  3. Sheri
  4. Sheri'
  5. sheria
  6. Sheriarty
  7. sheriat
  8. Sheridan
  9. Sheridan County
  10. Sheridan's threadfin
  11. sheridanite

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