bat phone

See also: batphone and bat-phone

English

Etymology 1

bat- +‎ phone

Alternative forms

Etymology 2

After Commissioner Gordon's secure line to the Batphone in the 1960s-era Batman television show.

Noun

bat phone (plural bat phones)

  1. (informal) A telephone that has a direct connection to an important caller, or is only used for important calls
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