baby bat

noun

A fledgling member of the goth subculture.

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gothling
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Meanings

nounbaby bat (plural baby bats)

plural baby bats

  1. slangA fledgling member of the goth subculture.

    "Hey there, baby bat." Now I look. It's Weevil, the tall, orange-eyelashed, snakebite-swilling goth.

    2004, Pete Hautman, Sweetblood
    2 more examples

    Casey wore a black dress that fit her body to a T. […] Sheʹd always wanted to go baby bat Goth, here was her chance.

    2009, Sascha Illyvich, The Gift of Her Submission, page 5

    When used as a criticism, baby bats are accused of not truly understanding the subculture's music or cinema […]

    2011, Lauren Rosewarne, Part-Time Perverts: Sex, Pop Culture, and Kink Management, page 128

    Synonyms: gothling

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fledgling member of the goth subculture.

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gothling
Also see
gothling
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APA

baby bat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20bat

MLA

“baby bat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20bat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baby bat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20bat.

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