English Explanatory Dictionary

vampire cough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cough directed into the crook of one's elbow to avoid the spread of germs.

Word forms

vampire cough vampire coughs

Etymology

So called because the resulting pose resembles the stock figure of a vampire using his cape over a crooked arm to hide his teeth; see Dracula sneeze.

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