sheriarty

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

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.