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succubus

[suhk-yuh-buhs] / ˈsʌk jə bəs /




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But “Die for Me” offers compelling counterarguments — like, what if that succubus is gorgeous, rich and erudite?

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

She doesn’t need to go into all the drama of what a financial succubus her mom is, because that won’t be productive.

From Slate Sep. 7, 2021

She mothered iconic unhinged villains, like the green-horned succubus in “Curse of the Crimson Altar.”

From New York Times Oct. 24, 2019

A few days later, a protective encasement splits and healthy adult mosquitoes take flight, with a new generation of succubus females ready to feed.

From The Guardian Sep. 20, 2019

In German mythology, England is the Phaiakian land of clouds and phantoms; the succubus, leaving her lover before daybreak, excuses herself on the plea that "her mother is calling her in England."

From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by Fiske, John

This and several other exercises in hot-pink op-art hang near silk-screen prints that depict folkloric old-Europe visions of demons, crocodiles and succubi, alongside such New World moments as “Sitting Bull Goes to Washington.”

From Washington Post Jun. 14, 2018

I enjoyed the episode’s take on the modern dating scene: One wonders how many succubi are trolling Internet dating sites at this very moment.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2014

It’s a razor-sharp takedown of powerful men whom Dunham calls “sunshine stealers”, a particular kind of male succubi that feed on young female talent and adoration.

From The Guardian Sep. 29, 2014

It starts with those small packets of Smarties, but if you take your eyes off the little succubi for even a nanosecond, they’ll soon be hoofing it down your front walkway with your decorative planters.

From Slate Oct. 28, 2011

In common with the woodcock, snipe, and other winged succubi, it breeds in wet places, yet is always dry.

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 18, July 30, 1870 by Various




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