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batcaver

batcaver noun: an early member of the goth subculture.

Noun

batcaver (plural batcavers)

  1. An early member of the goth subculture.
    • btw, hamilton just hosted the marilyn manson concert on friday. the only question i have is, did i look that dopey when i was a batcaver? oh gawd, i hope not!1997, leanne kemmler, “Re: Buncha WHSmiths! (wasRe: BUNCHA WHINERS!)”, in alt.society.generation-x (Usenet)
    • The people who listened to bauhaus and wore black were known as the "Batcavers". Instead of sitting around, sipping red wine and saying "this place isn't very goth", we Batcavers enjoyed getting shit-faced, beating up the crap out of the mods and then stealing their mopeds.1998, Spaceboy, “Re: Hillbillies in the parking lot! Agh!”, in alt.gothic (Usenet)

Forms of batcaver

pluralbatcavers

Origin of batcaver

Named after The Batcave, a London nightclub considered to be the birthplace of the English goth subculture, + -er.

Questions about batcaver

What does batcaver mean?
Batcaver means an early member of the goth subculture.
What part of speech is batcaver?
Batcaver is a noun.
What is the plural of batcaver?
The plural of batcaver is batcavers.

Words near batcaver in the dictionary

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  6. batcaver
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  10. batch files
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