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vampdom

vampdom noun: the state or quality or being a vamp.

Noun

vampdom (countable and uncountable, plural vampdoms)

  1. The state or quality or being a vamp.
    • In the annals of vampdom nobody comes close to her in that respect, except, perhaps remotely, Ann Sothern in her Maisie phase.1959 June, Frederic Morton, “The Antic Arts: Gia Lollobrigida”, in Holiday, volume 25, number 6, page 112
    • Now, arriving in the wilds of Argentina wearing a snazzy Parisian outfit, she gets down to the business of destroying every man in sight. Moreno, who had been trying hard to forget, confronts her with her vampdom.1994, Barry Paris, Garbo: A Biography, page 194
    Synonyms:
    vampiness
  2. The state or quality or being a vampire.
    • But their vampire, Kralik, turns out to be insane. Restrained by Council members and dependent on the pills they dole out to him, he outsmarts his keepers and sires one into vampdom.2000, Nancy Holder, Jeff Mariotte, Maryelizabeth Hart, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide, volume 2, page 168
    • My bedroom is bright and airy. Or it was before the big change to vampdom. After that, I'd covered my windows with foil and thick green garbage bags, all of which is a real pain to take off.2007, Julie Kenner, Good Ghouls Do, page 84

Examples of vampdom in a sentence

  • In one of the prints a stout blonde in a low-cut cocktail gown leaned towards the camera, lips parted in a parody of vampdom.2002, J. G. Ballard, Super-cannes, pages 227-228:
  • But it is Varney, with his endless ambition, ruthless cruelty, guileless charm, and heartless romance, who truly stands at the apex of modern vampdom.2013, Dave Thompson, If You Like True Blood...Here Are Over 200 Films, TV Shows, And Other Oddities That You Will Love, page 26:

Synonyms of vampdom

Forms of vampdom

pluralvampdoms

Origin of vampdom

From vamp + -dom.

Questions about vampdom

What does vampdom mean?
Vampdom means the state or quality or being a vamp.
How do you use vampdom in a sentence?
In one of the prints a stout blonde in a low-cut cocktail gown leaned towards the camera, lips parted in a parody of vampdom.
What part of speech is vampdom?
Vampdom is a noun.
What is the plural of vampdom?
The plural of vampdom is vampdoms.

Words near vampdom in the dictionary

  1. vamp
  2. vamp trap
  3. vamp up
  4. vampdar
  5. vampdars
  6. vampdom
  7. vamped
  8. vamped up
  9. vamper
  10. vampered
  11. vampering

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