From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
baby bat (plural baby bats)
- (slang) A fledgling member of the goth subculture.
- Synonym: gothling
- Coordinate term: fresh cut
2004, Pete Hautman, Sweetblood:"Hey there, baby bat." Now I look. It's Weevil, the tall, orange-eyelashed, snakebite-swilling goth.
2009, Sascha Illyvich, The Gift of Her Submission, page 5:Casey wore a black dress that fit her body to a T. […] Sheʹd always wanted to go baby bat Goth, here was her chance.
2011, Lauren Rosewarne, Part-Time Perverts: Sex, Pop Culture, and Kink Management, page 128:When used as a criticism, baby bats are accused of not truly understanding the subculture's music or cinema […]
