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Vamp Vocabulary


Heard a word and not sure what you heard? Read on...

Astral Projection (noun) The theory that while one sleeps one has another (astral) body that can travel through time and space.

Buff (adjective) Attractive, sexy. "You think he's buff?" (Willow) "He's a very attractive man! How come that never came up?" (Xander, Teacher's Pet)

Feeding (noun) Drinking blood; a vampire's only means for survival. Yummy!

Harvest (noun) A night once in a century when a Master Vampire can draw power from one of his minions while it feeds.

Host (noun) The person off whom the vampire feeds.

Huh (interjection) "I think I speak for everyone here when I say, 'Huh?'" (Buffy, Invisible Girl

Hottie (noun) Sexy person. "That's right, I saw her. Pretty much a hottie!" (Xander, Welcome to the Hellmouth)

Master (noun) The most powerful of vampires, capable of destroying the Earth.

Maxi-wig (noun) Variant on 'Wiggins' "It's Angel, which automatically equals maxi-wig. (Buffy, Surprise)

Minion (noun) A follower of the Master Vampire.

Scooby Gang (noun) Originally the gang in the US cartoon 'Scooby Doo', now used by Buffy's friends to describe themselves. "You wanna be a member of the Scooby Gang, you gotta be willing to be inconvenienced now and then." (Xander, What's My Line - Part One).

Slayer (noun) A girl born once every generation with the strength and skill to hunt vampires, find them where they gather and stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. Our favourite slayer is Buffy, of course!

Slayerette (noun) Term used by Buffy's friends, denoting that they help in her fight against evil. "Yeah! You're the Slayer, and we're, like, the Slayerettes!" (Willow, The Witch).

So (adverb) Used to mean really, extremely, totally. "Oh! Great. I'm so the net girl." (Willow, Lie to Me)

Vamp (noun) Short for 'vampire'.

Vampire (noun) Demonic creatures who live off the blood of humans; a vampire appears to be a normal person until the feed is upon them -- only then do they reveal their true demonic visage.

Vessel (noun) A minion, bearing a three-pointed symbol, which can give the Master Vampire power by feeding. The first Buffy and the gang encounter is Luke, from Welcome to the Hellmouth.

Watcher (noun) Person who finds the Slayer and leads her on her path; it is his destiny to guide the Slayer. Buffy's watcher is Giles.

Wigged (adjective) "I think she's just so wigged at hitting on one of my friends that she's repressing (Buffy, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered). "She's extra wigged this time... I guess, 'cause of her dreams." (Willow, Innocence.

Wiggins (noun) Experience of fear, sensation that something is uncanny or freaky. "Now I'm having a wiggins." (Xander, Innocence).

Wiggy (adjective) Scared, or freaked out by something "She was wiggy about the seal from minute one. (Buffy, Inca Mummy Girl).

Yadda (interjection) Blah, nonesense. "Prophecy, Anointed One, yadda, yadda, yadda..." (Buffy, Never Kill a Boy on the First Date)