Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baker street irregular

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: bak-er street ir-reg-u-lar
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A casual assistant, especially in the context of detection or solving crime.

noun

A fan of Sherlock Holmes stories.

Example Sentences

"I'd be glad to hear anything you might dig up. You could be a kind of Baker Street Irregular yourself. But please understand, the way it stands now the Harkness death is classified as a suicide or accident."
"'And I don't understand your position at all. It seems quite irregular.' 'So it is, madam. I may be called a Baker Street Irregular. […]'"
"Though I truly loved them and the work they did, rescuing thousands of animals yearly, yet the roar of the presses and the fast pace of a whirlwind business held me captive. […] I remained a Baker Street irregular, still joining the first and last popular breakfast couple of New York in rescue efforts, appearing often as a guest on the program, forever their devoted admirer."
""No, Jerry is a sort of Baker Street Irregular, and he's going to be my nephew." "You can't mean you've hired a little boy! Really, Kate...""
"This hope reflected Starrett's tongue-in-cheek faith as a Baker Street Irregular that Sherlock Holmes actually lived and that the stories about him were all factual, written by the faithful Doctor Watson from voluminous records."
"On this night, in 1934 New York, a few enthusiasts met to celebrate the birthday of the man they most respected, admired and loved. The Baker Street Irregulars were officially born."

Etymology

From the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, in which they were a group of street boys who assisted Holmes (who lived on Baker Street, London) with his investigations.

Inflected Forms

Baker Street Irregulars (plural)

Questions

What does baker street irregular mean?: A casual assistant, especially in the context of detection or solving crime.
Where does baker street irregular come from?: From the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, in which they were a group of street boys who assisted Holmes (who lived on Baker Street, London) with his investigations.

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