to vamp

Examples

• All

• To millions of people, Bill O is highly entertaining, so he needs to vamp it up for the cameras.

  Blog text (32)

• Friendly or not, there was absolutely no point in sweet-talking or trying to vamp him.

  Fiction book (1990)

• 37 She dated many men and frequently tried to "vamp" men, even when she had no serious interest in them.

  Academic text (1994)

• How could Serilda dance in Anne's class while at the same time trying to vamp Anne's husband?

  Fiction book (1994)

• My boyfriend sat against the wall, sketching, as I vamped in front of the vertical blinds.

  Blog text (15)

• Kelley vamped onstage as the other woman, though she was not linked romantically to Petraeus.

  Blog text (3)

• She used her charm to vamp her way into a promotion at work.

• He decided to vamp a little to impress his date and make the evening more exciting.

• During the party, she began to vamp for the guests, showcasing her best dance moves.

Antonyms

R

to repel

21 4.2

Make someone or something move back and stay away, often by using force

Phrasal Verbs

V

to vamp up

• Informal

8.1

To make something more attractive by adding new parts

V

to vamp up

• Informal

8.7

To quickly make up a story or plan to explain something

How Seductive

to seduce

• NSFW

39 4.1

to vamp

• NSFW

1 9.1

to flirt

267 3.1

to give (someone) the eye

3 8.4

Surface Forms

Etymology