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Batfleck

Batfleck proper noun: a nickname for the version of Batman played by Ben Affleck, which debuted in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) from the DC Extended Universe.

Proper noun

Batfleck

  1. (slang) A nickname for the version of Batman played by Ben Affleck, which debuted in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) from the DC Extended Universe.
    • The man under the batsuit in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice is actor Ben Affleck, a casting decision that had been loudly critiqued as out of step with Batman's character. With reservations about “Batfleck” already resonant, Snyder's photo was an apt target for a flurry of memetic...2016, Ryan M. Milner, The World Made Meme: Public Conversations and Participatory Media, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 55
    • Chloe holds up her cell, showing me the text I'd sent of Ben Affleck in the Batman costume. “You sent us Batfleck.”2018, Elyssa Patrick, With Me Boxed Set Books 1 - 4, page 1711

Origin of Batfleck

Blend of Batman + Affleck, from the actor Ben Affleck.

Questions about Batfleck

What does Batfleck mean?
Batfleck means a nickname for the version of Batman played by Ben Affleck, which debuted in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) from the DC Extended Universe.
What part of speech is Batfleck?
Batfleck is a proper noun.

Words near Batfleck in the dictionary

  1. Batfan
  2. Batfans
  3. BATFE
  4. batfish
  5. batfishes
  6. Batfleck
  7. batfolder
  8. Batford
  9. batfowler
  10. batfowlers
  11. batfowling

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