detective work

The act of investigating something. It can be applied to both serious and trivial situations. Nice detective work—I had a feeling Caitlin broke the vase, and now I know for sure. I'm doing my own detective work now, going through security footage to try to see who stole the car.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tiburcio	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Etheldreda	-	Medieval English
Ricardo	ree-KAHR-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Lashonda	-	African American
Atto	['ætəu]
Kumbukani	kuw-mboo-KAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa