Johnlocker

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noun

A shipper of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson from the television series Sherlock.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

nounJohnlocker (plural Johnlockers)

plural Johnlockers

  1. slanglifestyleA shipper of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson from the television series Sherlock.

    Since the Johnlockers won't call out others within their own ship, I will.

    2018, Daneel, quoted in Katie Wilson, "Red Pillers, Sad Puppies, and Gamergaters: The State of Male Privilege in Internet Fan Communities", in A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies (ed. Paul Booth), page 434
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    As much as I dislike shipping people in real life, CumberBrealey/Beneloo/Cumberloo are my OTP. (Come at me, Johnlockers!)

    2014, "Hades", "On Benedict Cumberbatch", The Nerdwriter, February 2014, page 9

    As a microcosmos, TJLCers and Johnlockers demonstrate that queer viewers can weaponize consumer culture to challenge essentialist stereotypes that still restrict what is socially expected and encouraged of individuals based on their biological gender, sexual preference, and mental health status.

    2018, Diana W. Anselmo, "Gender and Queer Fan Labor on Tumblr: The Cast of BBC's Sherlock", Feminist Media Studies, Volume 4, Number 1, Winter 2018, page 96

Origin

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APA

Johnlocker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johnlocker

MLA

“Johnlocker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johnlocker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Johnlocker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johnlocker.

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