recognise

past participle of derecognise v cause to be no longer approved or accepted

Noun for bloody useless, absurd, ridiculous, crazy stuff that is usually a lot of fun. To uptight people, nonsensities are dismissed (usually with a [hoity-toity] British accent) as rubbish and not worthy of their intelligence, time and attention. To people who use it playfully to refer to themselves or something they like, there is an element of fondness or [self-deprecation] present. "Nonsensities" is a word more nonsensical than "[nonsense]" because it has twice the number of syllables, and more nonsensical than "[nonsensicality]" because it is (surprisingly) unlisted on several major online dictionaries (despite returning more than 10,000 Google search hits) and therefore officially unrecognised as a legitimate word and truly regarded as nonsensical. It is usually used in its plural form, because "nonsensity" is not nonsensical enough

-s form of recognise v show approval or appreciation of v grant credentials to v detect with the senses v express greetings upon meeting someone v express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for v be fully aware or cognizant of v perceive to be the same v accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

-ing form of recognise v show approval or appreciation of v grant credentials to v detect with the senses v express greetings upon meeting someone v express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for v be fully aware or cognizant of v perceive to be the same v accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

Sherlock knew that John, being a military man, would recognise this phrase and duck out of the way of the gun in the safe