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vampire cough

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
vam-pire -cough
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cough directed into the crook of one's elbow to avoid the spread of germs.

Informal

Etymology

So called because the resulting pose resembles the stock figure of a vampire using his cape over a crooked arm to hide his teeth; see Dracula sneeze.

Usage

Inflected Forms

vampire coughs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Dracula sneeze

Questions

What does vampire cough mean?
A cough directed into the crook of one's elbow to avoid the spread of germs.
Where does vampire cough come from?
So called because the resulting pose resembles the stock figure of a vampire using his cape over a crooked arm to hide his teeth; see Dracula sneeze.

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