Word For The Day, Thursday, September 30, 2010 - lucifugous

dictionaries ad nauseum | 30 Zeptember 2010 | Thursday's sub

[secret garden]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

lucifugous\ loo-see-FOO-guhs \ , adjective
Avoiding light.

Example sentences:
There begin to be seen walking the streets, hugging the walls, odd lucifugous creatures such as the tide uncovers when the water withdraws.
-- André Gide, Justin O'Brien, Journals: 1914-1927
The lucifugous house, firmly fastened on its corner, with a light that descended while it was hardening, dragged along by the cream-colored crab toward subterranean hibernation.
-- José Lezama Lima, Paradiso

Etymology:
Lucifugous combines two Latin roots, luci- , "light," and fugere , "to flee." '

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

[xsmommy]

i meant to ask you what was the name of your HS? there is a chicago jesuit HS team coming to play in Gonzaga’s purple puck this December.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Lucifugous: an infection on my tonail. (sarc/off)

[xsmommy]

you are still in the Fisher-Price zone, so you should probably check the list of recalls.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Congrats on the Winter Classic tix - too damn cool! I went to St.Ignatius, but we didn't have a hockey team when I was there, nor do I think there is one now. Although we did manage to field a football team since a graduated. You may be thinking of Loyola Academy, who has a hockey team.

[SoothingDave]

Pittsburgh in January could be anywhere from 5 to 50 degrees.

(They could have done this years ago by just opening the roof at the old arena.)

[xsmommy]

yes, it’s loyola academy, didn’t you go to some loyola for college?

[xsmommy]

My niece who is at U of Akron is psyched for election day, sent me this. and

this, saying we needed to get one of these for our van.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Actually I went to The Loyola for college, Chicago's Loyola University, home of the mighty Loyola Phoenix newspaper and the 1963 NCAA Basketball Champs. No to be confused with the lesser Loyolas in New Orleans, Maryland or California.

[xsmommy]

oooooh ok.... ; )

[secret garden]

Love the old shows! A+ for you.

[xsmommy]

Keith Fimian polling ahead of Gerry Connolly in my district 42-37%. Woo Hoo!

[secret garden]

I know what you mean. Might as well be at work when it’s ugly outside. A for you.

[secret garden]

Obscure words are our specialty. ;)

[NeoCaveman]

Connolly at 37%?

Stick a fork in him, he’s done.

[secret garden]

Because of the haiku
I have an A+ for you
It's your usual

[secret garden]

She’s a very freaky girl. The kind you don’t bring home to mother. A+ for you.

[secret garden]

Are you a Lucy?

[afraidfortherepublic]

No Lucy here, but the word sounds like a fungus infection.

[secret garden]

And I thought it sounded like an elephant-like creature from Sesame Street. Or the tube to the stomach.

[xsmommy]

Unforch i guess Jim Moran still has a lock on his district [which includes the falls churchers]. His opponent is a young nice looking guy with a very nice looking young family who appears in his commercials, the kids are little and squirming on the couch. The best part is when he says at the end of the commercial, GOD BLESS YOU, can you imagine??? LOL!