baby bat

A fledgling member of the goth subculture.

Pronunciation

  • Context: Australia · Audio

Noun

  1. A fledgling member of the goth subculture.

    slang

    • "Hey there, baby bat." Now I look. It's Weevil, the tall, orange-eyelashed, snakebite-swilling goth. - 2004, Pete Hautman, Sweetblood
    • 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

    Coordinate Terms: fresh cut

Forms

baby bats

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