Batmaniac

English

Etymology

Blend of Batman +‎ -maniac.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• Batfan