mulder and scully
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A pair of detectives who work well together, especially investigating the paranormal.
Example Sentences
- ""So, what, you guys are going to be the Mulder and Scully of Blackridge?" Peter had a worried look on his face. "You almost killed yourself down there, Paula. I don't know if you can trust urself to take this on right now. What about your head injury? You're not as strong as you think you are. I want you evaluated by someone.""
- "Also- a tidbit that our resident Mulders and Scully's^([sic]) might find interesting"
- "A group led by Lena Kranz and Mathias Vormehr would use the samples to look for both kinds of T-cells: CD4s, also known as helper cells, the initiators and orchestrators of the immune response, and patrolling CD8s, with their innate "x-ray vision" that allows them to identify and kill camouflaged enemies. The Mulder and Scully of BioNTech (the duo often conclude each other's sentences), Lena and Mathias contributed to the development of the company's mRNA cancer vaccines as graduate students and had since become world-leading T-cell detectives."
- "'Insult to injury,' said Cupido, 'they went and split us up. Us. The Mulder and Scully of the Hawks, the Holmes and ... never mind who his partner was, you get my drift."
Etymology
From the lead characters of the television show The X-Files.