cumberbatch
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Meaning · English
To expose to actor Benedict Cumberbatch and/or his work.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Add *those* topless pictures of him on the beach that we published in Now last week to the mix, and I think I'm starting to get where all you women who want to be Cumberbatched are coming from...
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “cumberbatch” mean?
To expose to actor Benedict Cumberbatch and/or his work.
Is “cumberbatch” formal or informal?
cumberbatch is generally slang.