vampier; vampiest
: of or relating to a vamp : vampish
also : risqué
a vampy minidress

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The latest gives lips a hint of vampy color while nourishing like the rest. Jackie Fields, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025 Talking Billy Crystal stops by Late Night with Seth Meyers on Dec. 12 in New York City. 81 of 120 Signature Style Katy Perry rocks a vampy look for a date night with Orlando Bloom in London on Dec. 12. Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024 Is Aubrey Plaza’s self-consciously vampy, campy performance a sly part of the film’s nutty design? Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024 For their outing in Italy, the two dressed up in coordinating vampy all-black looks. Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vampy

Word History

Etymology

vamp entry 1 + -y entry 1

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vampy was in 1949

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“Vampy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vampy. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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