Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fangboy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fang-boy
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A male vampire.

Derogatory; Humorous; Informal

Example Sentences

"“Hey, fangboy!” Buffy snapped."
"Skye had paled, frightened, as well she might be—she was being ordered to fight vampires without benefit of the elixir. Holgar had appeared to take the news in stride, declaring that with or without the elixir, he was glad for the chance to “rip some fangboys apart.”"
"Beside her, a dark-eyed fangboy in leather pants and no shirt winked at me, his tangled dreadlocks a shock of dusty blue."

Etymology

From fang + boy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fangboys (plural)

Questions

What does fangboy mean?: A male vampire.
Where does fangboy come from?: From fang + boy.

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