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Meaning of Batfleck | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A nickname for the version of Batman interpreted by Ben Affleck, which debuted in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) from the DC Extended Universe.

slang

Examples

“The man under the batsuit in Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice is actor Ben Affleck, a casting decision that had been loudly critiqued as out of step with Batman's character. With reservations about “Batfleck” already resonant, Snyder's photo was an apt target for a flurry of memetic reappropriation.”
“Chloe holds up her cell, showing me the text I'd sent of Ben Affleck in the Batman costume. “You sent us Batfleck.””
“Sure, in the early 1960s, Superman was lean and toned, but at that time he lacked the hyperbolic, indeed, comic musculature that came to mark so many other entries into the superhero genre. (Yes, I'm talking about you, Batfleck.)”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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