Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

johnlock

/ˈd͡ʒɑnˌlɑk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: John-lock
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑnˌlɑk/

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The ship of characters John Watson and Sherlock Holmes from the television series Sherlock.

Slang

Example Sentences

"All of our "feels" are on the line again as they continue to be with anything that involves Johnlock (thanks a lot, Moffat), Merthur and Destiel."
"(Of course, as any fan knows, the shippers watching the show who want the relationship to be there will find it anyway — as they did with Xena and Gabrielle — and the Johnlock fanfic is alive and well.)"
"Although Johnlock is certainly the most prolific argument for a queer reading of the relationship between John and Sherlock, Johnlockary argues that there is more than one queer interpretation of the text, and the inclusion of a woman in the Johnlock relationship does not make it any less queer."

Etymology

Blend of John + Sherlock.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒɑnˌlɑk/
British English: /ˈd͡ʒɒn.lɒk/

Usage

Slang

Derived Forms

Johnlocker TJLC TJLCer

Questions

How do you pronounce johnlock?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɑnˌlɑk/.
What does johnlock mean?: The ship of characters John Watson and Sherlock Holmes from the television series Sherlock.
Where does johnlock come from?: Blend of John + Sherlock.

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