mystrade
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
The ship of characters Mycroft Holmes and Greg Lestrade from the television series Sherlock.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The latter include Lestrade (as played by Graves) appreciation and fanfic sites [URLS redacted], a significant strand of (self-evidently, fanon/non-canon) ‘Mystrade’ slash activity, in which Lestrade is imagined to be in a romantic/sexual relationship, or even civil partnership, with Mycroft Holmes
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 “mystrade” mean?
The ship of characters Mycroft Holmes and Greg Lestrade from the television series Sherlock.
Is “mystrade” formal or informal?
mystrade is generally slang.