Batmanesque

Batmanesque

English

Alternative forms

  • Batman-esque

Etymology

From Batman +‎ -esque.

Adjective

Batmanesque (comparative more Batmanesque, superlative most Batmanesque)

  1. Resembling or reminiscent of the DC superhero Batman or his media.
    • 1995 March 11, lipman john, ba amst, “Gargoyles”, in rec.arts.disney‎[1] (Usenet):
      Anyone out there been watchin this show? I think it is pretty good. Very different from what Disney has donein the past. It is kind of Batmanesque in nature and pretty violent.
    • 1998 May 18, bat...@earthlink.net, “Just read "Watchmen"...”, in rec.arts.comics.misc‎[2] (Usenet):
      Remember when the dogs ate the kidnapped child's bones? Before that point, Rorshach was essentially "normal", Batmanesque (whether "Batmanesque" qualifies as "normal" is a discussion for another time.)
    • 2008, Judie Lännan, editor, How Public Service Advertising Works, World Advertising Research Center, page 49:
      The ad shows a typical city scene at closing time as the pubs empty. A drunk-en girl lets go of some balloons, which drift up to the top of a tall building. A rubber-clad Batmanesque superhero arrives on the scene and performs a series of physical feats, clambering up scaffolding to get to the top of the building.
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