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batman

bat·man

UK/ˈbæt.mæn/ US/ˈbæˌtmæn/ common informal slang

noun

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Origin

From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to bear, carry, lift”).

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