sparklepire

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noun

A vampire who sparkles, such as those featured in the Twilight series.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounsparklepire (plural sparklepires)

plural sparklepires

  1. humorousslanglifestyleA vampire who sparkles, such as those featured in the Twilight series.

    This probably includes: talking donkeys, gods, flying dragons, garden fairies, vampires, sparklepires, ghosts, and Harry Potter.

    2012 April 2, Kermit [username], “Re: I am now a Creationist”, in talk.origins (Usenet)
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    From the bloated, purple-faced, shroud-wrapped corpse feared throughout Europe in the 18th century to the ‘sparklepire’ brought into vogue by Stephenie Meyer, the vampire as a concept has come a long way since its folkloric origins, and horror and paranormal romance authors have brought the entire concept to an interesting evolutionary point.

    2009 August 16, Janet Neilson, “The Evolution of Vampire in Fiction”, in Hub Magazine, number 95, page 5

    KEVIN: Well, that's your classic vamp. Now factor in your Nosferatu, your Twilight sparklepires, your Thirty Days of Night nocturnal shark people and the hundred of variations on the classic...

    2012 October 11, Freezer [username], “[MSTing] Unbreak My Spark - Part 4”, in rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc (Usenet)

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sparklepire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparklepire.

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