Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patrick bateman

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: patrick- -bate-man
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A serial killer, especially one who is sophisticated and classy and who works in finance.

Example Sentences

"The lights were off, but everything was visible thanks to the residual lights of the Freedom Tower, the Patrick Batemans cursing off their computers at Goldman Sachs's sprawling headquarters, and I could see Luke's eyes were open."
"The infinite pool is the Patrick Bateman of swimming pools."
"The smooth-brained, future Patrick Batemans of the world over at JP reminding us there is no redeemable value they offer other humans-whom they routinely deride as beneath them, undeserving of empathy. Seriously, check 1st comment for the reason OP chose a homeless man in the image and not JP."

Etymology

From the lead character of the novel and film American Psycho.

Inflected Forms

Patrick Batemans (plural)

Questions

What does patrick bateman mean?: A serial killer, especially one who is sophisticated and classy and who works in finance.
Where does patrick bateman come from?: From the lead character of the novel and film American Psycho.

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