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bats

noun
/bæts/

Etymology

From Bat(man) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

  1. derived from βαστάζω — “to bear, carry, lift”
  2. derived from bastum
  3. derived from bast
  4. derived from bât
  5. suffixed as bats — “Batman + -s”

Definitions

  1. plural of bat

  2. third-person singular simple present indicative of bat

  3. Mad, insane.

    • You must be bats to go out in the cold without a coat on.
    • "Don't be so bats, Binns! Why should anyone want to pinch just one boot?" "He might have been a chap with only one leg."
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A Northeast Caucasian language of the Nakh family, spoken in Georgia.

    2. A commune in Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

    3. A nickname for Batman.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA