Lucifugous

@LooeyVille (44)

United States

December 10, 2025 6:56am CST

This is a cool word, right? Ever heard it before? Me neither. It means to flee the light. Originally used to describe certain insects or animals, I think we could apply it to bad guys in today's culture. They'll do things in the dark in secret that they wouldn't do in the light of day, making them lucifugous. Have you ever felt lucifugous, perhaps when you hadn't yet had your morning coffee?

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@RebeccasFarm (91011)

• Arvada, Colorado

10 Dec

Maybe it is derived from Lucifer ..coz he flees the light.

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@LooeyVille (44)

• United States

11 Dec

That's the first thing I thought of too!

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@RebeccasFarm (91011)

• Arvada, Colorado

11 Dec

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@LindaOHio (208047)

• United States

11 Dec

That's a new one on me.

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@snowy22315 (199897)

• United States

10 Dec

You could say it, but nobody would know what you were talking about..

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@May2k8 (19411)

• Indonesia

10 Dec

wherever I am I am always exposed to light.

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@Tampa_girl7 (53944)

• United States

10 Dec

What a word.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (319341)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Dec

Interesting word. I doubt it will ever come up in my writing.

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