Etymology

batmobile

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Today it means: To move or proceed as if in the Batmobile Full definition →

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The story

From the Batmobile driven by superhero Batman in the eponymous media franchise, from bat + -mobile. The second verb sense references the retractable shielding featured on the vehicle in the 1989 film.

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