real superhero

noun

A crimefighter who imitates common characteristics of superheroes of fiction, typically by at least wearing colorful spandex clothes and a mask.

Meanings

nounreal superhero (plural real superheroes)

plural real superheroes

  1. A crimefighter who imitates common characteristics of superheroes of fiction, typically by at least wearing colorful spandex clothes and a mask.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see real, superhero.
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