Cumberbitch

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noun

A female fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nounCumberbitch (plural Cumberbitches)

plural Cumberbitches

  1. slangvulgarlifestyleA female fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.

    But Rik, for the legion of Cumberbitches out there, the sight of Sherlock in his sheet makes up for any plot inconsistencies!

    2012 January 8, Judith Brenan, “Re: New series of Sherlock”, in rec.arts.mystery (Usenet)
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    He [Cumberbatch] was with friends, and we debated going over to congratulate him on his performance but deemed it "too stalkery". How we rue the day. She and I were two of the original Cumberbitches, in what is now a nation of Cumberbitches.

    2012 January 20, Rosamund Urwin, “The Benedict Cumberbatch band wagon”, in London Evening Standard

    Sherlock star Cumberbatch – who also appears as villain John Harrison in JJ Abrams' upcoming Star Trek sequel Into Darkness – has a fervent female following but it's possible even the most die hard Cumberbitch will think twice before pinning this photo to her bedroom wall.

    2013 January 22, Paul Jones, “First look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange in The Fifth Estate”, in RadioTimes

    Synonyms: Cumberbabe, Cumberlady

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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