Meanings
plural Cumberbabes
- slanglifestyleA female fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
2013, Liz Ferguson, "Twenty years of Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock! What do you think, Cumberbabes?", The Gazette (Montreal), 13 March 2013 (only used in title)
2 more examples
So is the fantasy to put warmth and cuddly love into this weird detective's life - or is Benedict such a Cumberbabe magnet because he's just a brilliant actor and easy on the eye?
2012 March 29, Beverley Watts, “Calling all Cumberbitches! Is it Benedict Cumberbatch who's irresistible or is it Sherlock?”, in NowCumberbabes: brace yourselves. Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that some of his Star Trek Into Darkness costumes are so tight that, in his words, “you can almost see what religion I am.”
2013 March 8, Tom Cole, “Benedict Cumberbatch's Star Trek costumes are so tight 'you can almost see what religion I am'”, in Radio TimesSynonyms: Cumberbitch, Cumberlady
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA female fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
Origin
Blend of Cumberbatch + babe.
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