Captain Obvious
nounUK /ˌkæptɪn ˈɒbviəs/ · US /ˌkæptən ˈɑbviəs/
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Derogatory, Humorous, Sarcastic, Usually Someone who makes superfluously obvious statements or who has just made one.
- Thank you, Captain Obvious!
- 1994, L. E. Blair, Drummer Girl (Girl Talk series, vol. 12), Golden Books Publishing, →ISBN, page 33, "But you're a girl," the guy said in surprise. This guy was getting on my nerves. "You are Captain Obvious, aren't you?" I shot back.
4 more examples
- Text links, by their very nature, contain text (thank you, Captain Obvious).1995, Rob Stokes and the Minds of Quirk, eMarketing, Рипол Классик, →ISBN, page 82:
- The larger of the two specifications is known as Wide SCSI-2 because it's wider (Captain Obvious rides again).1998, David Groth, A+: Core Module Study Guide, Sybex, →ISBN, page 189:
- The Qiana-wearing slacker next to me poked me on the shoulder and said, "We totally knew it was you in the bathroom!" Well, thank you, Captain Obvious, I thought.2002, Cathryn Michon, The Grrl Genius Guide to Life, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 145:
- Hold the camera properly. No, I'm not playing Captain Obvious here, but there is a certain way to hold a DV camera to avoid jittery movement.2002, Tee Morris, Steve Oakley, Premiere 6.5 Power!, Thomson Course Technology, →ISBN, page 240:
- Related terms
- duh, no duh, no shit, Queen Anne's dead, Sherlock, surprise surprise, water is wet, where's the lie