Batman

Named after the nearby river Batman River. The name of the city and the province are derived from it. See Ottoman Turkish باطمان (Batman) for more information.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bætˈmɑːn/
• Hyphenation: Bat‧man

Batman

2. A province in the Black Sea region, in northern Turkey.
4. A district of Batman Province, Turkey.
6. A municipality, the capital city of Batman district and Batman Province, Turkey.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbæt.mæn/
• Hyphenation: Bat‧man

Batman

1. A surname.

From bat +‎ man; originally the Bat-Man. By surface analysis, Bat- +‎ man.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbæt.mæn/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Hyphenation: Bat‧man

Batman (plural Batmans or Batmen)

1. A fictional hero and the main protagonist of DC Comics, noted for his intellect and stealth, who uses a bat-themed costume and equipment (including a belt with an array of utilities) and is assisted by his sidekick Robin.

   Hyponyms: Batfleck, Battinson

   • 2015, Batman: Arkham Knight, spoken by Batman (Kevin Conroy), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, via Rocksteady Studios:

     You’re afraid of being ashes. You’re afraid of being forgotten. And you will be forgotten, Joker. Because of me. I am vengeance! I am the night! I am Batman!

   • 2015, Sarah Cross, Tear You Apart, Carolrhoda Lab, →ISBN, page 68:

     “But next time—” Night vanished before the guard could finish—just kind of disappeared like Batman—which Viv found almost as annoying as the fact that he'd dragged her down a well. He didn't think he had to explain himself?

   • 2019, Sean Johnson, Strange Like Me, page 212:

     I watched through squinted eyes as the driver-side door opened and a man stepped out wielding a Maglite, his other hand placed on his Batman-like utility belt. What all did they keep in those things? Surely the pistol, a few clips, handcuffs […]

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Batman.

Batman

1. An intensifier for interjections created with the adjective holy, in imitation of dialogue between Batman and his sidekick Robin.

   Holy guacamole, Batman!

   • 2024 July 1, Elizabeth Logan, “Aly & AJ in the New Limited Too Collection Has Me Checking What Year It Is”, in Glamour‎^[1]:

     Holy nostalgic flashback, Batman! Aly and AJ Michalka, the actor-musician sister duo known for dominating Radio Disney in the late aughts (they’ve also released some very good music since then), just sent us straight back to our tweens by wearing none other than iconic mall brand Limited Too.

Batman (third-person singular simple present Batmans, present participle Batmanning, simple past and past participle Batmanned)

1. (slang, climbing) Alternative letter-case form of batman.
   • 2014, Ken Wylie, Buried, →ISBN, page 140:

     He laughed, Batmanned back up to his last piece of gear and hammered a 5/8-inch angle piton into the crack with an ascending ring like any nail met with a hammer.

• Superman

• Batman (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Bantam, bantam

Borrowed from English Batman.

• IPA^(key): /bat.man/

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Batman m

1. Batman (superhero)

• Batmane

Batman ?

1. Batman (a province in the Black Sea region, in northern Turkey)
2. Batman (a district of Batman Province, Turkey)
3. Batman (a municipality, the capital city of Batman district and Batman Province, Turkey)

Unadapted borrowing from English Batman. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

• Bátima (Brazil, eye dialect)

Batman m

1. Batman (superhero)

   Synonym: Homem-Morcego

Borrowed from English Batman.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbadman/ [ˈbað̞.mãn]
• Rhymes: -adman
• Syllabification: Bat‧man

Batman m

1. Batman (superhero)

Batman c (genitive Batmans)

1. Batman (superhero)

   Synonym: (dated) Läderlappen

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باطمان (Batman).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑt.mɑn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Bat‧man

Batman

1. Batman (a province in the Black Sea region, in northern Turkey)
2. Batman (a district of Batman Province, Turkey)
3. Batman (a municipality, the capital city of Batman district and Batman Province, Turkey)

• Batmanlı