Cumberperson

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch. slang

    "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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

Blend of Cumberbatch + person.

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