Arrowverse

name, slang

name, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The fictional shared universe that serves as the setting of various live action series based on DC Comics superheroes: Arrow (2012), The Flash (2014), Legends of Tomorrow (2016), etc. slang

Etymology

From arrow (“projectile that is shot from a bow”) + -verse, after Arrow (TV series), from Green Arrow (a fictional archer and superhero, the protagonist of the TV series).

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live actionshared universe

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