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alien space bats

alien space bats noun: an implausible point of divergence from reality, used as a plot device in alternate history.

Noun

alien space bats pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) An implausible point of divergence from reality, used as a plot device in alternate history.
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of alien space bats

Origin of alien space bats

Coined in the Usenet newsgroup `soc.history.what-if`.

Questions about alien space bats

What does alien space bats mean?
Alien space bats means an implausible point of divergence from reality, used as a plot device in alternate history.
What part of speech is alien space bats?
Alien space bats is a noun.

Words near alien space bats in the dictionary

  1. alien priories
  2. alien priors
  3. alien priory
  4. alien reproduction vehicle
  5. alien reproduction vehicles
  6. alien space bats
  7. alien species
  8. alienabilities
  9. alienability
  10. alienable
  11. alienableness

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