vampdom

plural vampdoms

1. countableuncountableThe state or quality or being a vamp.

   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

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   In the annals of vampdom nobody comes close to her in that respect, except, perhaps remotely, Ann Sothern in her Maisie phase.

   1959 June 29, 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. countableuncountableThe 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

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   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

   Bram Stoker is unquestionably the father of the modern vampire story, and Dracula is the seed with which he impregnated popular culture. 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: fangdom, vampiredom, vampirehood