Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tunalock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tu-nalock
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subgenre of Sherlock fan fiction and fanart portraying Sherlock Holmes as a tuna or tuna-headed reverse mermaid.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"(There is, for example, an enormous genre of fan-made visual art depicting Sherlock Holmes as an anthropomorphic tuna: collectively, Tunalock. It would confuse Sidney Paget, but I find it hilarious and rejoice in its existence.)"
"If the proponents of Tunalock (Holmes and Watson are fishes) or Farmlock (cows), the fans who post pictures of Martin Freeman on Tumblr and the devotees of crossover fanfic, want to claim the name of Sherlockians, they are welcome to it."
"Perhaps the strangest AU is tunalock, with Sherlock as a fish wearing a scarf."

Etymology

Blend of tuna + Sherlock.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does tunalock mean?: A subgenre of Sherlock fan fiction and fanart portraying Sherlock Holmes as a tuna or tuna-headed reverse mermaid.
Where does tunalock come from?: Blend of tuna + Sherlock.

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