Fangdom

//ˈfæŋdəm// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The community or sphere of vampires. countable, uncountable

    "Tony Randall plays Baker Street’s best while Sid Caesar chews up the scenery as the first of fangdom."

  2. 2
    The community of vampire fans, particularly vampiroid lifestylers. countable, slang, uncountable

    "Fangdom then naturally branches out to other pop-culture-related groups, like scholars that specialise in modem vampire culture and varnpire mythology, and role-players that partake in Vampire-related live-action role-play, or LARP usually in relation to one of the most famous fanged LARP games, Vampire: The Masquerade."

  3. 3
    The state or quality of being a vampire. countable, uncountable

    "A notation hadn't been added to his chart in regards to his fangdom and she wasn't about to tack it on."

Example

More examples

"Tony Randall plays Baker Street’s best while Sid Caesar chews up the scenery as the first of fangdom."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From fang + -dom.

Etymology 2

Blend of fang + fandom.

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