Bat-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bat"

English

Alternative forms

bat-

Etymology

Originally of the nature of a noun adjunct forming compound nouns, first bat + man = the batman or the Bat-Man = Batman, then later bat-phone = Bat-phone, bat-signal = Bat-signal, and so on.

Prefix

Bat-

Belonging to or associated with Batman; sometimes said of bat-themed objects used by him.
- 2002 October 27, Richard B. Becker, “Re: The most implausible thing about BoP (no spoilers)”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.universe‎ (Usenet), message-ID <3DBCA45A.F8B8C1AF@mindspring.com>:
  Holy unsafe sex, Batman! Did you forget to use your Bat-condom?

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with Bat-

Anagrams

ABT, ATB, B.T.A., BTA, TBA, Tab, abt, abt., tab

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