vampy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a vamp; tending toward indecency.
noun
Alternative spelling of vampie (“a vampire”).
Example Sentences
- "She was a wonderfully campy, vampy siren, and her double fouettes in the coda were breathtaking."
- "I chose "Zumanity," a Cirque du Soleil extravaganza whose M.C. was a vampy Mistress of Seduction who raunched through the show's visual feast of contortionists, near-naked dancers, two Asian girls swimming inside a glass pool and some pretty spectacular gymnastics acts."
- "Except that Evil Jeannie was a vampy, trampy slut, who goes around seducing another Air Force officer, named Biff, in the episode “My Sister, The Homewrecker.”"
- "Last year Halloween time: I went to hear this author speak on Bram Stoker at the Borders (no, I am not a vampy), for the fun of it. The news filmed me and my friendie and said something along the lines of me looking hungry when he talked about blood."
- "If he pierced his skull he wouldn't be a vampy or a wolfie, he'd be a) dead. or b) a Redcap. heh heh heh"
- "There once was a vampy named Chiller, / And oh! How those sherbets they thrilled her... / But we all know that candy / May be well and dandy, / But one day that sweet fang will kill her!"
Etymology
Etymology tree English vamp Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English vampy From vamp + -y (adjectival suffix).
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: y