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Meaning of Wholock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A genre of chiefly fan-created crossover fiction blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Sherlock Holmes stories (typically the BBC series Sherlock) and the television series Doctor Who.

slang

Examples

“Whovians have joined with Sherlock fans to create WhoLock crossovers, which range from brilliant to bizarre.”
“Doctor Who and Sherlock showrunner Steven Moffat has "come clean" about the possibility of a crossover 'Wholock' episode between the two shows, saying he wants to do it but his "killjoy" colleagues Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are in the way.”
“Neither Ben nor Thom knew much about SuperWhoLock, for instance, although they knew of WhoLock.”

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