drac

Definitions

1. Nickname for the fictional vampire Dracula.
2. Clipping of draco.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

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Examples

“Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring⟳ Seems he was troubled by just one thing Opened the lid and shook his fist And said, "Whatever happened to my Transylvania twist⟳?" It's now the Mash It's now the Monster Mash.”

“[…] Roger Corman's 1993 attempted Bram Stoker's Dracula rip-off, Dracula Rising (New Horizons), which is to Coppola's vampire epic what Drac's reflection is to the count⟳ himself.”

“Still, the Count⟳ graciously agrees to […] do a brief roll call⟳ of his manifold Dracula tattoos. "That's a Drac, that's a Drac, that's a Drac, that's a demon, and that's for me," he says of the tattoo on his right arm that reads donna. The full-length Dracula on his back, alas, is but one third complete⟳.”

“It was Irish actor, playwright and director Deane (1880-1958) who, upon adapting Stoker’s novel for the stage⟳, envisioned ol’ Drac as a tuxedo-and-cape-wearing high-society maven that was, later, perfected by Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi.”

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