English Explanatory Dictionary

Captain Obvious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who makes superfluously obvious statements or who has just made one.

Pronunciation

kăpˌ-tən-ŏbˈ -vēəs -tĭn- /ˌkæptɪn ˈɒbviəs/ /-ən -/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Captain Obvious.wav /ˌkæptən ˈɑbviəs/

Word forms

Captain Obvious Captains Obvious Cap'n Obvious

Synonyms

master of the obvious

Related words

duh no duh no shit Queen Anne's dead Sherlock surprise surprise water is wet where's the lie
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