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My wide eyes make me look much younger without make-up, and although it's fun to have a line in innocence corrupted, I doubt I'll get to play the vampy vixen or a Hedda Gabler or Lady Macbeth.
Talulah Riley

Meaning of "vampy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VAMPY

vampy  [ˈvæmpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VAMPY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vampy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VAMPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vampy

VAMPY stands for the Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth, a three-week residential summer camp offered through The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University for students in the 7th through 10th grades. The camp is affiliated with the Duke University Talent Identification Program. The dates for VAMPY 2013 were June 23 - July 13. To qualify for VAMPY, students must take the SAT or ACT in 7th grade and score above average. At VAMPY, students will sign up for a class, and study it for the duration of the three-week period. Food and dorms are provided in the fees for the camp. Students partake in a variety of other athletic, academic, and recreational activities in addition to their classes. The Camp is overseen by Dr. Julia Link Roberts, who has run the program since its beginning in 1983. Classes offered to campers in 2013 were Arabic, Astronomy, Chemistry, Chinese, Forensic Chemistry, Genetics, Humanities, Mathematics, Nazi Germany and The Holocaust, Physics, Presidential Politics, Problems You Have Never Solved Before, Steam Labs, Sustainability, World Biographies, and Writing...

Definition of vampy in the English dictionary

The definition of vampy in the dictionary is like a vamp; vampish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VAMPY


bumpy
ˈbʌmpɪ
campy
ˈkæmpɪ
champy
ˈtʃæmpɪ
clumpy
ˈklʌmpɪ
crampy
ˈkræmpɪ
dampy
ˈdæmpɪ
dumpy
ˈdʌmpɪ
gimpy
ˈɡɪmpɪ
grumpy
ˈɡrʌmpɪ
gympie
ˈɡɪmpɪ
jumpy
ˈdʒʌmpɪ
lumpy
ˈlʌmpɪ
Pompey
ˈpɒmpɪ
scampi
ˈskæmpɪ
skimpy
ˈskɪmpɪ
swampy
ˈswɒmpɪ
Tempe
ˈtɛmpɪ
trampy
ˈtræmpɪ
wimpy
ˈwɪmpɪ
yampy
ˈjæmpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VAMPY

vambrace
vambraced
vamoose
vamp
vamper
vampire
vampire bat
vampiric
vampirish
vampirism
vampirize
vampish
vampishly
vamplate
van
Van Allen
Van Allen belt
Van Buren
Van de Graaff generator
van de Velde

WORDS THAT END LIKE VAMPY

crimpy
crumpy
frumpy
glumpy
hempy
humpy
kempy
plumpy
rumpy
rumpy-pumpy
schlumpy
scrimpy
scrumpy
shlumpy
shrimpy
slumpy
tumpy
umpy

Synonyms and antonyms of vampy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «vampy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VAMPY

Find out the translation of vampy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vampy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vampy» in English.

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vampy
1,325 millions of speakers

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vampy
570 millions of speakers

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vampy
510 millions of speakers

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vampy
380 millions of speakers
ar

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vampy
280 millions of speakers

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Vampy
278 millions of speakers

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vampy
270 millions of speakers

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vampy
260 millions of speakers

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vampy
220 millions of speakers

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Vampy
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vampy
180 millions of speakers

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vampy
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vampy
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Vampy
85 millions of speakers
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vampy
80 millions of speakers

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vampy
75 millions of speakers

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व्हॅंपी
75 millions of speakers

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vampy
70 millions of speakers

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vampy
65 millions of speakers

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vampy
50 millions of speakers

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Vampy
40 millions of speakers

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vampy
30 millions of speakers
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vampy
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

vampy
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

vampy
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

vampy
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vampy

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QUOTES WITH «VAMPY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vampy.
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Talulah Riley
My wide eyes make me look much younger without make-up, and although it's fun to have a line in innocence corrupted, I doubt I'll get to play the vampy vixen or a Hedda Gabler or Lady Macbeth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VAMPY»

Discover the use of vampy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vampy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Campy, Vampy, Trampy Movie Quotes
An outrageous collection of raunchy, ribald, and rude movie quotes.
Steve Stewart, 1996
2
A Very Vampy Christmas: From Sugarplums and Scandal
Maggie O'Brien is thrilled when she lands a starring role on the Digital Vampire Network's hottest soap opera, As the Vampire Turns.
Kerrelyn Sparks, 2011
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Vampy
The camp is affiliated with the Duke University Talent Identification Program. The dates for VAMPY 2011 are June 26 - July 16. To qualify for VAMPY, students must take the SAT or ACT in 7th grade and score above average.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The Best Vampire Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Vampire Anthology
But Vampy waits with bloody claws To munch and crumble all his bones, And with his blood bestrew the stones. This brought on a more severe shivering fit than the knight had yet experienced; he fainted from excessive fatigue. Jane and her ...
Joseph Le Fanu, Andrew Barger, John Polidori, 2012
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The Stanley Tales, Original and Select
The snow is deep, the wind is cold, Have pity on poor Vampy old, For icicles hang on the thorn, And poor old Vampy feels forlorn. Sir Giles no more doth hear the sound Of Pepopukin echoing round. ' Now Vampy walks upon the snow, Oh, oh, ...
‎1827
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J's Sorrow
“That sucks.” “Yea it does, Dean.” “What about you Kelly?” “I'm still looking too. We really haven't had time with moving, your wedding and everything.” “I'm sure things will work out.” We heard Rocky's voice outside. “Here vampy, vampy, vampy ...
Jessie A. Snow
7
Medieval Costume and How to Recreate It
In most cases the vampy (covering for the instep and toes), soles and (very occasionally) the heels were each cut separately and sewn to the leggings. Less common were hose whose vampy was cut in one with the leg, while the sole was cut ...
Dorothy Hartley, 2011
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A Game of the Gods: Embrace of Darkness
Vampy, my boy, my excuse for rudeness is a simple one; I ain't as tall as I want ta ' be. What's your excuse?” Demetri smiled and responded with equal but colder mirth. “I'm not as human as I want to be, and if you call me vampy boy again I'll ...
Michael Claycomb, 2008
9
The Girl's Guide to Vampires: All you need to know about the ...
GETTING. VAMPY. WITH. THE. VRYKOLAKAS. In Greece, the most ancient of the demons with vampiric tendencies are directly tied to the supernatural world of spirits sired by the gods, but soon after Greece's conversion to Christianity, there  ...
Barb Karg, 2008
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The Shoemaker's Holiday: Thomas Dekker
O.E.D. suggests that 'vamper' is an error for 'vampey' or 'vampy', forms of 'vamp', which means 'the part of a boot or shoe covering the front of the foot'. Greg, reviewing Bowers (R.E.S., N.S. 5 (1954), 418), pointed out, as George had done, that ...
Thomas Dekker, Robert Smallwood, Stanley Wells, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VAMPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vampy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Katie Holmes shows off vampy style with ageless skin in New York …
Katie Holmes looked super stylish as she was spotted outside Good Morning America's New York City studio. The brunette beauty, who doesn't look as if she's ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Cara Delevingne's Vampy Leading Lady Red Carpet Makeup: Get …
Cara Delevingne rocked a vampy makeup look at the NYC premiere of Paper Towns on Tuesday, July 21, and Us Weekly has the exclusive details on her look; ... «Us Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Victoria's Secret model Joan Smalls in ripped jeans and vampy
She's known for her exquisite beauty and her enviable body on the Victoria's Secret runway. But Joan Smalls went for a much edgier look on Friday as she took ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
'Meet my catch of the day!' Rihanna sports wild red hair and vampy
Rihanna took to the waves off Honolulu on Friday where she met both the luckiest and unluckiest fish in the world, planting him with a kiss before he was ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
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The 7 Best Dark Lipsticks To Wear In The Summer Since The Vampy
I have a lipstick addiction — so much so that when a picture of Rihanna sitting ringside with a dark vampy lipstick was released in mid-January, I searched for ... «Bustle, Apr 15»
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Katy Perry Road Tests Fall's Vampy Statement Lip
The vampy shade was reminiscent of the raven-hued pouts seen on Giles and Emanuel Ungaro's Fall '15 runways. For a similar look, we suggest reaching for ... «Style.com, Mar 15»
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Deep Purple: Making a Case for Vampy Lips
Not so long ago, dark lipstick was firmly in the goth-girl camp. Fast-forward a few years and the color feels right no matter what you're wearing. You can pull your ... «Style.com, Mar 15»
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Fashion Week Beauty Trend: Deep, Vampy Lips Are Still the …
Like clockwork, a deep, wine-toned lip becomes our go-to look every fall, and fall 2015 will be no exception as evidenced by the rich Bordeaux hues adorning ... «InStyle, Feb 15»
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Watch: Sandra Bullock's Vampy Villain Takes Center Stage In The …
Movie studios will do anything to keep their franchises going. The “Despicable Me” series? Well, its grossed $1.5 billion worldwide after just two films, so a ... «Indie Wire, Feb 15»
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Jessica Chastain Turns Heads In Vampy Red Carpet Look At The …
We're still not over Golden Globe winner and nominee Jessica Chastain's retro vibes from the 2012 Golden Globe Awards, but it seems this year's she gone a bit ... «Huffington Post, Jan 15»

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