Sherlock
noun, Informal.
1.
a private detective.
2.
a person remarkably adept at solving mysteries, especially by using insight and logical deduction:
Who’s the sherlock who can tell me where my pen is?
noun
1.
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “fair-haired.”.
noun
a clever and perceptive person
Examples
That teenager is quite the sherlock.
Usage Note
slang
shenanigan
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