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plural Cumberbatches
A surname. examples
third-person singular simple present Cumberbatches, present participle Cumberbatching, simple past and past participle Cumberbatched
(slang) To expose to actor Benedict Cumberbatch and/or his work. quotations
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 May 29, Victoria Kennedy, “OK, I get it now. Benedict Cumberbatch looked hot on the Bafta red carpet”, in Now
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.
2012, Heather Croteau, "A Guide to Fall TV", Relevant, Issue 59, September/October 2012, page 32
The Toronto International Film Festival is about to get Cumberbatched.
2013 July 28, Linda Barnard, “Toronto, prepare to get Cumberbatched: Benedict Cumberbatch in three TIFF films”, in Toronto Star