From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Alternative forms
- femlock
*** Etymology
[en].
*** Proper noun
[en-proper noun]
1. [en] A female version of the fictional character [Sherlock Holmes] , especially from the television series _[Sherlock (TV series)]_ .
2. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2017 | author=Kristina Busse | title=Framing Fan Fiction: Literary and Social Practices in Fan Fiction Communities | url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Framing_Fan_Fiction/0mgwDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22femlock%22&pg=PA112 | page=112
|passage=Sometimes the thematically focused groups are a clear subset of
shippers, such as teenlock, FEMLOCK, vamplock, or fawnlock (respectively
describing John Watson/Sherlock Holmes as teens, women, vampires, or young
deer).}}
1. * 2017 , Carolina Lindström, "'The power of characterization': A comparative analysis of the transformative works created by the English-language and Japanese-language fandoms of BBC _Sherlock_ ", thesis submitted to Stockholm University, page 31 (see http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1138414/FULLTEXT01.pdf) :
2. *: As the fandom of BBC _Sherlock_ , English and Japanese alike, is predominantly female, it comes as no surprise that a lot of fans have taken this matter upon themselves by cosplay. Thus, this makes up for a big part of the FEMLOCK content available online.
3. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2021 | author=Emma Byrne | title=How to Build a Human: What Science Knows About Childhood | pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZrEEEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT194&dq=%22femlock%22 | page=unnumbered
|passage=Fan-created versions of characters like 'FEMLOCK' (female Sherlock)
allow adolescent girls to create a world where they can incorporate all the
atavistic traits of 'boy heroes' into female characters.}}
1. * [en]
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