Cumberlady
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of Cumberbatch + lady.
Noun edit
Cumberlady (plural Cumberladies)
- (fandom slang) A female fan of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
- 2013 October 16, Andrea Mandell, “For Benedict Cumberbatch, film stardom is elementary”, in USA Today:
- "The Cumberladies," he says, subbing in the word "lady" for his fans' cruder term. He grins: "The Cumberpeople."
- 2015, Mila Hasan, My Continuing Letter to Benedict Cumberbatch, page 19:
- Be it at premiers, special events, or just on the street, you always have the time for your fans. Be they Cumberladies or even Cumbergents.
- 2016, Anneka Honeyball, "Doctor Strange", in "The Edge's Most Anticipated Films of 2016", The Edge (University of Southampton), January 2016, page 21:
- The first images of Cumberbatch as the so-called 'Sorcerer Supreme' also look tremendously promising (and for the Cumberladies of the world, more than a little bit foxy.)
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Cumberlady.
Synonyms edit
- Cumberbabe, Cumberbitch (vulgar)