"Cumberbatch" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Cumberbatches [plural]
Etymology: Variant of Comberbach. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Cumberbatch (plural Cumberbatches)
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Cumberbabe, Cumberbaby, Cumberbatchian, Cumberbitch, Cumberfan, Cumbermania, Cumberperson
    Sense id: en-Cumberbatch-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24

Verb

Forms: Cumberbatches [present, singular, third-person], Cumberbatching [participle, present], Cumberbatched [participle, past], Cumberbatched [past]
Etymology: Variant of Comberbach. Head templates: {{en-verb}} Cumberbatch (third-person singular simple present Cumberbatches, present participle Cumberbatching, simple past and past participle Cumberbatched)
  1. (slang) To expose to actor Benedict Cumberbatch and/or his work. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Benedict Cumberbatch
    Sense id: en-Cumberbatch-en-verb-0-NX0E5M Disambiguation of Benedict Cumberbatch: 16 84

Inflected forms

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