Norman Bates

English Etymology From the character from the film franchise Psycho (franchise) Psycho. Noun A male serial killer or villain, especially one with a problematic relationship with his mother and who seems superficially calm, pleasant or shy. en August 4, 2021 anon CruelSummer oxz82l I don’t know why but Mr Martin Harris gives me Norman Bates vibe. I don’t know why but Mr Martin Harris gives me Norman Bates vibe. https://web.archive.org/web/20260818090844/https://www.reddit.com/r/CruelSummer/comments/oxz82l/i_dont_know_why_but_mr_martin_harris_gives_me/?solution=9384934251fc47b99384934251fc47b9&js_challenge=1&token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ec2493e4d68206c7205b33803234f0ba17&jsc_orig_r= August 18, 2026 en I, of course, felt like I was the Norman Bates of talk show hosts, throwing my mother under the show biz bus and never looking back. But my guests snapped me back into why we were here. 187 https://www.google.com/books/edition/It_Seemed_Like_a_Bad_Idea_at_the_Time/XnOgEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+norman+bates+of%22+-hitchcock+-psycho&pg=PA187&printsec=frontcover Chicago Review Press It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote Bruce Vilanch 2025 en Munis are the Norman Bates of Wall Street: They seem mild-mannered on the surface, but when you get to know them—-well, they can sure be surprising! Munis lack the glamour of hedge funds, but they bring out the mischievous streak in even the most staid Wall Street firms-and Bear is anything but staid. 149 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Wall_Street_Versus_America/iOhGkYqaEdwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22the+norman+bates+of%22+-hitchcock+-psycho&pg=PA149&printsec=frontcover Portfolio Wall Street Versus America: A Muckraking Look at the Thieves, Fakers, and Charlatans Who Are Ripping You Off Gary Weiss 2007 en Less prevalent, thankfully, was a category of guys who didn't so much turn me off as just give me the creeps-the Norman Bates of match.com. Exhibit No. 1 was Jim555: "You sound like my dream girl. I'm 57, 5'5", ex-Air Force. I am living in Fallon, Nevada, with my mother of seventy-four on what used to be a farm." https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Curse_of_the_Singles_Table/WinxZgLZyrcC?hl=en&gbpv=1 Grand Central Publishing The Curse of the Singles Table: A True Story of 1001 Nights Without Sex Suzanne Schlosberg 2004 en terms derived from fiction eponyms en Fictional characters