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vampire

vam·pire

US/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/ common slang us

noun

1.

(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

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Origin

From French vampire, from German Vampir, via Hungarian from a Slavic word, probably Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr /ва̀мпӣр, from Proto-Slavic *ǫpyrь, further possibly from Proto-Turkic *ōpur (“glutton, witch, evil spirit”), or from native construction. Doublet of dhampir and oupire.

Phrases

  • energy vampire
  • help vampire
  • hopping vampire
  • psychic vampire
  • sea vampire
  • time vampire
  • vampire bat
  • vampire bug

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