zompire

English

Etymology

Blend of zombie +‎ vampire.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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.