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Etymology edit

Blend of Batman +‎ -maniac.

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Batmaniac (plural Batmaniacs)

  1. (informal) A fan of the Batman fictional franchise.
    • 1988, Raymond Moley, Malcolm Muir, Joseph Becker Phillips, Newsweek, volume 112, numbers 19-26, page xxxi:
      The DC comic book recently ran a two-day telephone poll asking Batmaniacs whether they wanted Robin, who was seriously injured by an explosion at the end of one issue, to live or die.

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