Captain Obvious

plural Captains Obvious · alternative informal Cap'n Obvious

1. derogatoryhumoroussarcasticusuallySomeone who makes superfluously obvious statements or who has just made one.

   Thank you, Captain Obvious!

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   1994, L. E. Blair, Drummer Girl (Girl Talk series, vol. 12), Golden Books Publishing, →ISBN, page 33, "But you're a girl," the guy said in surprise. This guy was getting on my nerves. "You are Captain Obvious, aren't you?" I shot back.

   Text links, by their very nature, contain text (thank you, Captain Obvious).

   1995, Rob Stokes and the Minds of Quirk, eMarketing, Рипол Классик, →ISBN, page 82

   The larger of the two specifications is known as Wide SCSI-2 because it's wider (Captain Obvious rides again).

   1998, David Groth, A+: Core Module Study Guide, Sybex, →ISBN, page 189

   The Qiana-wearing slacker next to me poked me on the shoulder and said, "We totally knew it was you in the bathroom!" Well, thank you, Captain Obvious, I thought.

   2002, Cathryn Michon, The Grrl Genius Guide to Life, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 145

   Hold the camera properly. No, I'm not playing Captain Obvious here, but there is a certain way to hold a DV camera to avoid jittery movement.

   2002, Tee Morris, Steve Oakley, Premiere 6.5 Power!, Thomson Course Technology, →ISBN, page 240

   Synonyms: master of the obvious