Bat-Signal

English Alternative forms en Bat-signal en bat-signal en Bat Signal en bat signal Etymology From en Bat- signal: the extended (general) sense comes from the Bat-Signal, a searchlight-based distress signal in the DC Universe, used by Gotham City police to summon the superhero Batman. Noun bat-signal en idiomatic informal A thing which serves to attract or summon something. en 2017 Naomi Klein No Is Not Enough: Resisting the New Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need https://www.google.com/books/edition/No_Is_Not_Enough/MOuUDgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22a+bat+signal+for%22&pg=PT94&printsec=frontcover The power of that promise is part of why Trump's election win was like a Bat-Signal for hatemongers of all kinds. en 2022 Alyne Hart Glitter https://www.google.com/books/edition/Glitter/uoJVEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22a+bat+signal+for%22&pg=PA15&printsec=frontcover 15 "Have you met my mom? She's like a Bat-Signal for jerks. I'm never falling in love, Kellan. Ever. It's so stupid." en 2022 Anjelah Johnson-Reyes Who Do I Think I Am?: Stories of Chola Wishes and Caviar Dreams https://www.google.com/books/edition/Who_Do_I_Think_I_Am/TEQzEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22a+bat+signal+for%22&pg=PT48&printsec=frontcover I honked the horn and flickered the lights as a bat signal for my mom to save me. en Related terms 🦇 en bat phone bat-phone See also en dog whistle en Batman