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Jason Todd comes home from patrol sick, injured(kinda), and determined to manage it himself. Spoiler alert: It doesn’t go as planned.
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Febrile is a medical term meaning "marked or caused by fever; feverish." It is sometimes used figuratively, as in "a febrile political climate."
// I'm finally back on my feet after recovering from a febrile illness.
// The actor delivered the monologue with a febrile intensity.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, January 2, 2026Series
- Part 65 of Word of the Day
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Retrospective by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
29 Jan 2026
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A magic-using villain wants to show the Batfamily what Gotham would’ve become without Bruce. The visions aren’t prophecy—they’re retrospective. And every one of them hurts.
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Retrospective describes something that relates to the past or to something that happened in the past.
// The museum has curated a retrospective exhibit of the artist's early works.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, December 31, 2025Series
- Part 63 of Word of the Day
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Disheveled by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Red Hood/Arsenal (Comics)
25 Jan 2026
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After Roy is critically injured during a mission, Jason races him to the Batcave for life-saving treatment.
The team quickly realizes the fear in Jason’s voice isn’t just teammate-worry—it’s something deeper.
A tense night of patching wounds, quiet confessions, and the sudden arrival of a little girl unravels a secret.What It Means
A disheveled person or thing is not neat or tidy.
// His wrinkled suit gave him a disheveled appearance.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, 1/22/2026Series
- Part 64 of Word of the Day
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Jason Todd has survived a lot of things.
This time, survival is not the point.
AKA As his captors grow more frustrated, the cost of defiance becomes devastatingly personal, and Jason’s greatest fear isn’t what they’ll take from him...but who won’t come for him.
What It Means
Grandiose is usually used disapprovingly to describe something that seems impressive or is intended to be impressive, but that is either not possible or practical.
// The long-vacant historic building has finally been purchased, and the developer has announced grandiose plans to make it the center of a new theater district.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, December 26, 2025.Series
- Part 62 of Word of the Day
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I got a real good feeling something bad about to happen by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types
20 Jan 2026
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nightwing and red hood talking in the rafters and they prep to take out some drug dealers
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- Part 12 of Pinterest Inspo
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Noel by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic), Batman - All Media Types, Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics)
26 Dec 2025
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Christmas night in a quiet apartment, a debate over movie choices, and the small, ordinary moments that make a family feel whole.
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When capitalized, Noel refers to Christmas or the Christmas season. Uncapitalized, noel refers to a Christmas carol.
// We were greeted at the door by a group of carolers singing noels.
// Every year we send our family Christmas cards with our photo enclosed wishing everyone a joyous Noel.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, December 25, 2025.Series
- Part 61 of Word of the Day
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What if...Catherine Todd hadn't picked the drugs that day? by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types
24 Dec 2025
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An after-school afternoon, a small apartment, and a mother trying to decide what to do. a single decision being the tipping point for the rest of her life.
which will she pick?
Right, or Left?Series
- Part 5 of What If...Jason
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Waggish by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
23 Dec 2025
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Jason gets hit with something and is now twelve years old again.
The pranks are harmless, the smiles are easy, and the memories are gone.
The problem isn’t fixing it.
It’s realizing what fixing it means.What It Means
Waggish describes someone who is silly and playful, and especially someone who displays a mischievous sense of humor. The word can also describe things that such a person might do or possess.
// He had a waggish disposition that could irk adults but typically delighted children.
// She denied the prank but did so with a waggish smirk that didn't match her disavowal.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, December 12, 2025.Series
- Part 60 of Word of the Day
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Jason 'coming back to life' legally and they throw a gala in celebration. Until a cult begins to surface, deeming him the second coming of Christ
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Iconoclast originally referred to someone who destroys religious images or who opposes their veneration. It is now used to refer broadly to anyone who criticizes or opposes beliefs and practices that are widely accepted.
// The comedian had developed a reputation as a contrarian and an iconoclast for whom no topic was off-limits.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, November 30, 2025.Series
- Part 56 of Word of the Day
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Leviathan by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
15 Dec 2025
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Gotham Harbor has always been dangerous. When ships begin disappearing without explanation, the Batfamily is forced to look beneath the surface—and confront something ancient that doesn’t recognize the city’s claim to the water.
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- Part 59 of Word of the Day
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A cold night in Gotham pushes a young Jason Todd to stretch eight dollars as far as he can. Inside a fast-food restaurant, he makes the most of what little he has and holds onto the small comforts he can find.
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Paltry is a formal word that can describe something that is very small or too small in amount, or something that has little meaning, importance, or worth.
// They're offering a paltry salary for the position.
// The professor announced they'd finally had enough of the students' paltry excuses for being late to class.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, December 9, 2025.Series
- Part 58 of Word of the Day
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Enigmatic by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
08 Dec 2025
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When the Riddler escapes Arkham, Gotham braces for the usual chaos—until he hijacks every screen in the city with four riddles, each accompanied by a countdown and a taunt aimed directly at the Batfamily. The clues seem to be hitting… uncomfortably close to home.
What It Means
Something or someone described as enigmatic is mysterious and difficult to understand.
// The band’s lead singer has always been an enigmatic figure, refusing to use social media or even sit for interviews.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, December 7, 2025.Series
- Part 57 of Word of the Day
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Someone is watching from the Time Stream, changing peoples lives as they see fit.
its up to you to decide if it is for the better or worse.What It Means
Serendipity refers to luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for, or to an instance of such luck.
// They found each other by pure serendipity.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, 11/19/2025Series
- Part 51 of Word of the Day
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Jason gets all his overdue vaccines at once, and the next day he’s feverish, miserable, and hiding it. Bruce steps in to take care of him, and they end up having their first real quiet, father-son day.
What It Means
To inoculate a person or animal is to introduce immunologically active material (such as an antibody or antigen) into them especially in order to treat or prevent a disease. Inoculate can also mean "to introduce (something, such as a microorganism) into a suitable situation for growth," and in figurative use, it can mean "to protect as if by inoculation" or "to introduce something into the mind of."
// In 1796, the English physician Edward Jenner discovered that inoculating people with cowpox could provide immunity against smallpox.
// The cheese is inoculated with a starter culture to promote fermentation.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, December 5, 2025.Series
- Part 55 of Word of the Day
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After a long night of patrol, Jason returns to the Cave looking more beat-up than anyone else. His clothes are torn, his hair is plastered with soot, and exhaustion has finally caught up with him. He tries to brush it off, insisting he’s fine, but the signs of his adrenaline crash are undeniable.
What It Means
Something described as frowsy has a messy or dirty appearance.
// The lamp, discovered in a neglected corner of a frowsy antique store, turned out to be quite valuable.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, December 4, 2025.Series
- Part 54 of Word of the Day
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Perdition by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
03 Dec 2025
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Jason sees one file he wasn’t meant to see and spirals off the face of the earth. Now Bruce has to track down his wayward son and explain the truth.
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Perdition refers to hell, or to the state of being in hell forever as punishment after death—in other words, damnation. It is usually used figuratively.
// Dante’s Inferno details the main character’s journey through perdition.
// It’s this kind of selfishness that leads down the road to perdition.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, November 25, 2025Series
- Part 52 of Word of the Day
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Cajole by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics)
03 Dec 2025
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Jason has survived far worse than a handful of zealots in a basement.
But this cult isn’t trying to harm him, they’re trying to comfort him, coaxing him into believing he’s safer with them than with the family he left behind.Jason knows it’s a lie.
He just needs to keep knowing it long enough for his real family to reach him.AKA Jason kidnapped and drugged n people r being weird
What It Means
To cajole someone is to use flattery or gentle urging to persuade them to do something or to give you something. Cajole can also mean “to deceive with soothing words or false promises.” It is often used with the word into.
// She cajoled her partner into going to the party with her.
// They hoped to cajole him into cooperating with local officials.
Merriam Webster Dictionary,. Word of the Day, December 2, 2025Series
- Part 53 of Word of the Day
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Jason has been numb for months.
Too tired to cook, too tired to reach out, too tired to pretend he isn’t fading.
He walks into a church out of habit more than faith—and finds himself remembering the only times he ever felt seen.
By the end of the night, he finally sends a message he never thought he’d send.What It Means
A crucible, in the word’s literal use, is a pot in which metals or other substances are heated to a very high temperature or melted. But crucible is more often encountered in figurative use referring to a difficult test or challenge, or to a place or situation that forces people to change or make difficult decisions.
// The bronze was heated to 2,100 degrees in the crucible and then poured into molds designed by the artist.
// Her latest novel follows two best friends in a fantastical, battle-ravaged kingdom who emerge from the crucible of war with opposing views and values on what should come next.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, November 17, 2025.Series
- Part 48 of Word of the Day
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Desolate by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Red Hood: Lost Days, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
28 Nov 2025
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Jason tries to escape the League of Assassins with baby Damian, crossing the desert in a sandstorm
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Desolate describes places that lack people, plants, animals, etc., that make people feel welcome in a place; desolate places are, in other words, deserted or barren. Desolate can also mean “joyless” or “gloomy.”
// We drove for hours along a desolate stretch of road until finally a lone gas station appeared in the middle of nowhere.
Merriam Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, November 23, 2025.Series
- Part 50 of Word of the Day
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Gauche by AllThingsRepeat
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
27 Nov 2025
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Jason is still skittish, still too small and too careful, and Bruce doesn’t know how to fix it. But when Jason freezes at the dinner table, struggling with something as simple as cutting his food, Bruce finally pieces together what the last five years have taken from him. A gentle moment of guidance becomes the start of something like trust.
What It Means
Gauche describes someone or something having or showing a lack of awareness about the proper way to behave. When describing a person or a behavior, gauche can mean “socially awkward” or “tactless”; when describing an object (such as a product with a vulgar image or slogan on it) it can mean “crudely made or done.”
// Some people view giving cash in lieu of a wrapped present to be terribly gauche, but I like knowing that my friends and family will be able to pick out something they truly want.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Word of the Day, November 20, 2025Series
- Part 49 of Word of the Day