Cumberbatch
(slang) To expose to actor Benedict Cumberbatch and/or his work.
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What??? I know Tom Hiddlestone is, but Benedict Cumberbatch as well?
As if I couldn't love Benedict Cumberbatch more I find out he's a Gooner. 🙌🏾
I like cumberbatch as the most cracked out form of Sherlock but i was mostly distracted in Elementary by the decision to put Lucy Liu exclusively in the ugliest shoes known to man
Hiroo Onoda died in 2014 so it's theoretically possible he saw photoshopped Episode VII fan posters with a blue-skinned, red-eyed, Benedict Cumberbatch on them
I have narrowly resisted the temptation to post an AI you dancing with Zendaya and Spidey, with Cumberbatch conjuring you a cocktail 🍸...
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(slang) To expose to actor Benedict Cumberbatch and/or his work.
“What??? I know Tom Hiddlestone is, but Benedict Cumberbatch as well?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“As if I couldn't love Benedict Cumberbatch more I find out he's a Gooner. 🙌🏾”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I like cumberbatch as the most cracked out form of Sherlock but i was mostly distracted in Elementary by the decision to put Lucy Liu exclusively in the ugliest shoes known to man”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hiroo Onoda died in 2014 so it's theoretically possible he saw photoshopped Episode VII fan posters with a blue-skinned, red-eyed, Benedict Cumberbatch on them”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I have narrowly resisted the temptation to post an AI you dancing with Zendaya and Spidey, with Cumberbatch conjuring you a cocktail 🍸...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(slang) A fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
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(slang) A fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Internet slang for a devoted fan of British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, known for roles in Sherlock, Doctor Strange, and The Imitation Game. Cumberfans are notorious for their intensity — think obsessive social media presence, fan fiction, and fierce defense of their favorite actor. The fandom gained particular momentum in the early 2010s with Sherlock's BBC run and spawned a whole ecosystem of fan art, memes, and shipping culture. Sometimes used self-deprecatingly by fans themselves.
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(slang, vulgar, fandom) A female fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
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(slang, fandom) A female fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.