zompire

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of zombie +‎ vampire.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zompire (plural zompires)

  1. (slang) A zombie-vampire hybrid.
    • 2012, Alexia Purdy, Disarming, Lyrical Lit. Publishing (2012), unnumbered page:
      He'd wanted to clear each casino out from the zompire infestations, but knew he'd never be able to do it alone.
    • 2013, Lorraine Kennedy, Skinwalkers: Song of Wolves: Volume 1, unnumbered page:
      “Who knows? I've never actually dealt with zombies before. If I get bit ... it might turn me into a zompire!” he said, only half jokingly.
    • 2015, James Leck, After Dark, Kids Can Press, →ISBN, page 198:
      Behind her, ten other zompires snarled at me, baring their own thorny fangs.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:zompire.