Dickbats

D2I1C3K5B3A1T1S1

proper noun

Dick Grayson in the role of Batman.

Scrabble 17
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun

alternative DickBats

  1. slanglifestyleDick Grayson in the role of Batman.

    I refuse to call him Dickbats. I know many of you call him that, but I won’t.

    2012 October 13, Andrew Asberry, “Batman: Knightfall Vol. 3 – Knightsend review”, in Batman News
    2 more examples

    With the man who beat him out of the picture, Croc settles for a scuffle with Dickbats and Robin.

    2016 July 16, Brian Warshaw, “Batman: Arkham: Killer Croc review”, in Batman News

    The dialogue is also classic King, with Gordon saying to Dickbats “you’re not him. You’re that other him.”

    2018 July 20, Quinn Morris, “Comic Review: Batman #51”, in Sequential Planet

Origin

From Dick (first name of Dick Grayson) + Bats (nickname for Batman).

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Dickbats. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dickbats

MLA

“Dickbats.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dickbats. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dickbats,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dickbats.

Source: Dickbats on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.