Two new words
Incubus
(from the Oxford English Dictionary) A feigned evil spirit or demon (originating in personified representations of the nightmare) supposed to descend upon persons in their sleep, and especially to seek carnal intercourse with women. In the Middle Ages, their existence was recognized by the ecclesiastical and civil law.
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Succubus
(from the Oxford English Dictionary) A demon in female form supposed to have carnal intercourse with men in their sleep
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I wanna know the context surrounding your acquisition of this new word!!
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A worthy question indeed. The context is the fantastic treatise on the "Poodles in the Cinematic History of Taresia" that appeared as a rejoinder to the report I filed on the Taresian reception of the movie "Battleflag" (in my role as a non-resident alien journalist).
The relevant extract:
"By 1960 the poodle was the most popular breed in Taresia. Many of these poodles were named "Pierre," as if they were expected to eat pâté and bark in French. But the wasp-waisted twentysomethings put on weight and started answering to "Grandma." Accordingly, French poodles now enjoy widespread hostility. The male poodle, freshly brushed and panting with a ribbon in his topknot, endures as a symbol of degenerate lewdness. Here, the "lapdog" recalls the incubi [emphasis mine] of Puritan demonology...".The author of this piece though remains mysteriously anonymous as is the questioner here :(
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