Sheriarty

English

Etymology

Blend of Sherlock +‎ Moriarty.

Proper noun

Sheriarty

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty from the television series Sherlock.
   • 2014 January 19, Lori Rackl, “Answers to your ‘Sherlock’ questions — because you know you’ve got ‘em”, in Chicago Sun-Times:

     The Empty Hearse club member goth girl who came up with the romantic Sheriarty solution to Sherlock’s fake suicide is played by Scottish actress Sharon Rooney, star of the British dramedy “My Mad Fat Diary.”

   • 2014 January 25, Qu Zhi, “Sherlock China’s new sex god”, in Shanghai Daily:

     The Sheriarty and Jimlock fans believe the two men are struggling in a love-hate relationship, while WH is a gay “couple” beloved by most fans.

   • 2015, Kee Lundqvist, "Stories of Significance: The Process and Practices of Sense-Making in the Sherlock Fan Community", thesis submitted to Uppsala University, page 77:

     Having exhausted what meager supply of Sheriarty fic there was, I ended up reading a Mormor (Moriarty/Moran) story – and ended up loving it.