sheriarty
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Meaning · English
The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty from the television series Sherlock.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The Empty Hearse club member goth girl who came up with the romantic Sheriarty solution to Sherlock’s fake suicide is played by Scottish actress Sharon Rooney, star of the British dramedy “My Mad Fat Diary.”
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 “sheriarty” mean?
The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty from the television series Sherlock.
Is “sheriarty” formal or informal?
sheriarty is generally slang.