Gothamites

Big Apple residents

Gothamites are residents of Gotham, most commonly referring to inhabitants of Gotham City in the Batman comics and related media: The Gothamites lived in fear of the Joker's next move.

Since Gotham is also a nickname for New York City, Gothamites occasionally describes New Yorkers, though this usage is literary and uncommon.

fictional

Batman

Gotham's masked vigilante

Commissioner Gordon · Penguin · Riddler · Harley Quinn · Two-Face · Bane · Robin · Arkham Asylum · Dark Knight · Batgirl

urban

New Yorkers

Residents of America's largest city

commuters · pedestrians · skyscraper · boroughs · Manhattan · Brooklyn · downtown · gridlock · cosmopolitan · street vendors

noir

shadowy

Obscured by darkness

crime · detective · mysterious · cynical · nefarious · sinister · alleyway · smoky · femme fatale · intrigue

Opposites
urban vs. rural identity

Gothamitesrural folk

Non-urban population

villagers · small-towners · rustics · yokels · hicks

New York City vs. other major cities

GothamitesAngelenos

Residents of a major California metropolis

Bostonians · Chicagoans · Miamians · Houstonians · San Franciscans

Family

Gothamite

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G