Talk:Batman

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Rfv-sense prop. n., “A resourceful, sinister, serious or intelligent man.” —Michael Z. 2010-05-26 02:52 z

RFV failed. Equinox ◑ 11:17, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

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This supposed generic superhero-derived sense failed RFV in 2010. I'm posting it here because the translations might be useful to somebody. Equinox ◑ 11:19, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

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Etymology 1

From the DC Comics fictional bat-themed superhero Batman.

Proper noun

Batman

1. A resourceful, sinister, serious or intelligent man.

Translations

resourceful, sinister, serious, intelligent man

• Chinese: 蝙蝠俠／蝙蝠侠 (zh) (biānfúxiá)
• Dutch: Batman
• Esperanto: Vespertviro
• Estonian: Nahkhiirmees (et)
• Finnish: Lepakkomies (fi)
• French: Batman (fr)
• German: Batman
• Greek: Μπάτμαν (el) (Bátman)
• Icelandic: Leðurblökumaðurinn (is)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Batman
• Japanese: バットマン (ja) (battoman)
• Korean: 배트맨 (ko) (baeteumaen)
• Latvian: Betmens (lt)
• Russian: Бэтмен (ru) (Bètmen)
• Spanish: Batman
• Swedish: Batman, Läderlappen
• Thai: แบทแมน (th) (baetmaen)
• Vietnamese: Người dơi (vi)

See also

• Batman (superhero) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Are we certain that the Turkish province is pronounced the same way as the fictional superhero, or is that just a misplaced pronunciation? — SMUconlaw (talk) 20:07, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

It's certainly not pronounced the same in Turkish, but as an anglicized pronunciation it wouldn't surprise me. —Aɴɢʀ (talk) 22:22, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

But not automatic. The Batman who founded Melbourne is, if I recall rightly, /ˈbætmən/ like the servant. --Hiztegilari (talk) 09:06, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

If there isn't a standard English pronunciation (which seems likely, since the province is not a particularly well known one to people outside Turkey), is there any reason not to give the Turkish pronunciation? — SMUconlaw (talk) 14:48, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

RFV discussion: November 2018

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Batman

Rfv-sense for the verb of climbing a rope freehand, I am seeing mostly lowercase usage, should this be moved to the lowercase entry? - TheDaveRoss 15:31, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

It is certainly much easier to cite in lowercase, so I have changed the main lemma to the lowercase version and made this the alternate form. I managed to find two cites, one of which is clear, and the other is a bit of a stretch, because it is not mountaineering and there are no ropes involved, but it is similar in that it involves Batman-like acrobatics. Kiwima (talk) 23:04, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Kiwima. I moved that ambiguous quote to the Citations page, since it isn't totally clear it matches the sense in question. - TheDaveRoss 15:38, 15 November 2018 (UTC)