fangdom

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Etymology 1

From fang +‎ -dom.

Noun

fangdom (countable and uncountable, plural fangdoms)

1. The community or sphere of vampires.
   • 1986 October, “Fantasy Film Marquee”, in Monster Land‎^[1], number 13, page 5:

     Tony Randall plays Baker Street’s best while Sid Caesar chews up the scenery as the first of fangdom.

   • 2005, Mark Wm. Simmons, Habeas Corpses‎^[2], page 389:

     Back then I was essentially the Rodney King of fangdom, just wishing we could all get along.

   • 2007, Talia Gryphon, Key to Conflict‎^[3], page 165:

     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.

   Synonyms: vampiredom, vampdom, vampirehood

   • 2013, Celia Kyle, Poking the Vamp‎^[4], unnumbered page:

     A notation hadn't been added to his chart in regards to his fangdom and she wasn't about to tack it on.

   • 2014, Linda Thomas-Sundstrom, Immortal Obsession‎^[5], page 15:

     With that in mind, Madison continued to scrutinize the faces around her, picking out likely candidates for fangdom in the crowd.

   • 2025, Ariel Dawn, Blood of My Heart‎^[6], unnumbered page:

     Amora believed that male vampires were not much different than mortal men, truly, despite their coming to fangdom.

Etymology 2

Blend of fang +‎ fandom.

Noun

fangdom (countable and uncountable, plural fangdoms)

1. (fandom slang) The community of vampire fans, particularly vampiroid lifestylers.
   • 2007, Poppy-Jay Palmer, “The secret lives of vampires”, in Sarah Bankes, editor, History of Vampires‎^[7], page 124:

     Fangdom then naturally branches out to other pop-culture-related groups, like scholars that specialise in modem vampire culture and varnpire mythology, and role-players that partake in Vampire-related live-action role-play, or LARP usually in relation to one of the most famous fanged LARP games, Vampire: The Masquerade.

   • 2018, Peter Laws, The Frighteners: A Journey Through Our Cultural Fascination with the Macabre‎^[8], unnumbered page:

     Sometimes called "lifestylers" or the "fangdom," they don't see themselves as actual vampires.

   • 2023, Insha Fitzpatrick, Hanging with Vampires: A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural‎^[9], page 109:

     But theres one particular love triangle that took the vampire fandom (or fangdom) by storm...yes, I'm talking about Twilight.