"psivamp" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-psivamp.wav Forms: psivamps [plural]
Etymology: From psi (“a form of psychic energy”) + vamp (“a vampire”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|psi|vamp|t1=a form of psychic energy|t2=a vampire}} psi (“a form of psychic energy”) + vamp (“a vampire”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} psivamp (plural psivamps)
  1. A person who claims to consume the psychic energy of others as part of the vampiroid subculture. Wikipedia link: Psychic vampire Related terms: energy vampire

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