fangdom

noun
/ˈfæŋdəm/

Etymology

Blend of fang + fandom.

  1. derived from *peh₂ḱ-
  2. inherited from *fanhaną
  3. derived from fanga
  4. inherited from fōn
  5. inherited from fangen
  6. suffixed as fangdom — “fang + dom

Definitions

  1. The community or sphere of vampires.

    • Tony Randall plays Baker Street’s best while Sid Caesar chews up the scenery as the first of fangdom.
    • Back then I was essentially the Rodney King of fangdom, just wishing we could all get along.
    • Since Count Rachlav was the head of the Romanian faction of Vampires and therefore a VIP in Fangdom, it would be an honor for any Fey to host him.
  2. The state or quality of being a vampire.

    • A notation hadn't been added to his chart in regards to his fangdom and she wasn't about to tack it on.
    • With that in mind, Madison continued to scrutinize the faces around her, picking out likely candidates for fangdom in the crowd.
    • Amora believed that male vampires were not much different than mortal men, truly, despite their coming to fangdom.
  3. The community of vampire fans, particularly vampiroid lifestylers.

    • Sometimes called "lifestylers" or the "fangdom," they don't see themselves as actual vampires.
    • But theres one particular love triangle that took the vampire fandom (or fangdom) by storm...yes, I'm talking about Twilight.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fangdom. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA