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The offspring of a vampire and a human, a dhampir is generally portrayed as one with all or most powers of a vampire, with few to no disadvantages. This is sometimes reversed, depending on the context and writer.

In mythology, dhampirs often rejected their vampire blood and became extremely successful vampire hunters due to their advanced abilities. However, despite their help to the human race, they were continually rejected nonetheless because of their vampire blood. Thus, dhampirs most always spent their life as nomads, rejected by both humans and vampires--vampires due to weakness, humans due to fear of the dhampirs' strength.

This word was horribly butchered in the Vampire Hunter D movies, as the translation from the Japanese pronunciation 'danpuru' back to English spawned the word dunpeal.
Cursed to a life of solitude due to his being a dhampir, D rejected his name and adopted his pseudonym so he would not be associated with his cursed "father", the infamous Dracula.
Dhampir by oohshiny October 4, 2008
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Rayne's mother was a human and her father was a vampire, so she was born a dhampir.
Dhampir by MortSubite November 22, 2004
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The offspring of a human and vampire. Dhampirs were allegedly the only people who could see vampires invisably, so they used this advantage to be hired as hunters.
"The concept is used in anime, but originated from folklore."
dhampir by Anonymous December 22, 2004
A half vampire turned vampire hunter.
Lizel was born a dhampir and as she began to hate her vampire half she sought out and destroyed those with a lust for blood.
dhampir by Dracos The Black November 28, 2004
Dampir is a term used for the offspring of a vampire and a human. A half vampire/half human hybrid.
Rayne, from the BloodRayne games, is a Dampir
Dampir by EmeraldHeiress February 23, 2009

Dwampire 

A Dwobbit who turns into a vampire.
You could tell Chris was a Dwampire by the way he sparkled in the sun.
Dwampire by Bacca Vader December 11, 2011

Drampire 

Someone who needs drama for a living; A vampire of drama
Scott:Yea Olga's starting more drama again
Zach: Shes such a drampire
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
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the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
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