Cumberbatch

English

Etymology

Variant of Comberbach.

Proper noun

Cumberbatch (plural Cumberbatches)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

terms derived from Cumberbatch (surname)

• Cumberbabe
• Cumberbaby
• Cumberbatchian
• Cumberbitch
• Cumberfan
• Cumbermania
• Cumberperson

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cumberbatch is the 16376^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1758 individuals. Cumberbatch is most common among Black/African American (84.46%) individuals.

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.
   • 2012 May 29, Victoria Kennedy, “OK, I get it now. Benedict Cumberbatch looked hot on the Bafta red carpet”, in Now:

     Add *those* topless pictures of him on the beach that we published in Now last week to the mix, and I think I'm starting to get where all you women who want to be Cumberbatched are coming from...

   • 2012, Heather Croteau, "A Guide to Fall TV", Relevant, Issue 59, September/October 2012, page 32:

     Let's get the elephant in the room out of the way: If you're a die-hard Sherlock fan, you're probably not going to be enthusiastic about another Sherlock Holmes series. Once you've been Cumberbatched, you don't go back.

   • 2013 July 28, Linda Barnard, “Toronto, prepare to get Cumberbatched: Benedict Cumberbatch in three TIFF films”, in Toronto Star:

     The Toronto International Film Festival is about to get Cumberbatched.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cumberbatch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 393.