Whodunit (Noun)
Meaning
A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The bestselling author's latest novel was a classic whodunit with a twist at the end that no one saw coming.
- Detectives gathered clues at the crime scene, but the whodunit remained a puzzle for weeks.
- Agatha Christie is famous for writing the iconic whodunit play "The Mousetrap".
- As I watched the movie, I was completely stumped, but the ending solved the whodunit and I couldn't wait to discuss it with my friends.
- Fans of Sherlock Holmes know that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote many classic whodunits that are still widely popular today.