holmes

n. a slang word you use to address a male friend, similar to 'man', 'dude', or 'bro'.

n. an informal vocative used primarily in Chicano English and general American slang to address a male peer.

“Hey, what's up, holmes? I haven't seen you in a while.”

“The character in the film greeted his childhood friend with a casual 'What's happening, holmes?' before they walked into the shop.”

Slang · American English · Dialect

n. the last name of Sherlock Holmes, the famous fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle.

n. the surname of the iconic fictional private investigator Sherlock Holmes, often used alone to refer to the character.

“Holmes used his powers of observation to solve the mystery of the missing diamond.”

“Many literary critics argue that Holmes represents the Victorian ideal of cold, analytical logic applied to the chaos of urban crime.”