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Etymology

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From vamp +‎ -ette.

Noun

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vampette (plural vampettes)

  1. A young female vampire.
    • 1997, Deborah Steinberg, Debbie Epstein, Richard Johnson, Border Patrols, page 270:
      Instead the erotic threat to Harker emanates from three insatiable vampettes who appear to embody his normative fantasy of being consumed in group sex.
  2. An attractive and popular young woman.
  3. (informal) A female fan of the pop group The Vamps.

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