# no shit, Sherlock

> English word · Interjection

## Definitions
1. A retort to someone who has just said something obvious.

## Etymology
A reference to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, suggesting that the interlocutor has just made an obvious deduction, which they see as a great one.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/no-shit-sherlock