bats
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bats¹
- /bæts/
Rhymes with -æts
noun
- plural of bat
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of bat
adjective more bats · most bats
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Mad, insane.
You must be bats to go out in the cold without a coat on.
Similar: batshit
Bats²
Bats³
proper noun
- A commune in Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Bats⁴
Where it comes from
From Bat(man) + -s (hypocoristic suffix).
proper noun
- A nickname for Batman. The Dark Knight Returns, published in four installments in 1986, is an extremely grim vision of a near-future Batman in a crime-ridden Gotham (reminiscent of Death Wish–era New York) that went to seed after Bats hung up the cape and cowl years prior.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bonkers, batty, loony, insane, dotty, barmy, kooky, wacky, daft, nuts, cracked, balmy, loopy, crackers, haywire, loco
Translations
Talk about this word "bats." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bats. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bats. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bats "bats." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bats.Cite this
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title = {bats},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bats},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
