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instalust

instalust noun: instantaneous sexual attraction or desire.

Noun

instalust (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Instantaneous sexual attraction or desire.
    • All I see is a harlot and her goonish cousin-in-law who is going to stab Danny in the back because of his instalust for Michelle Roper.2004 September 9, Peter J, “GL: Rizzo gone bland”, in rec.arts.tv.soaps.cbs (Usenet)
    • A case of instalust had hit me hard. I was attracted to this guy on a pure primal level, and I was woman enough to admit that.2015, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Forever With You, page 10

Examples of instalust in a sentence

  • This thing he was feeling about Marly was nothing more than instalust.2018, Elle James, Two Dauntless Hearts, unnumbered page:
  • The topic splashed over me like icy cold water, cooling my instalust for my new bodyguard.2022, Brynn Paulin, Loving Layla, unnumbered page:

Forms of instalust

alternative forminsta-lust

Origin of instalust

From insta- + lust.

Questions about instalust

What does instalust mean?
Instalust means instantaneous sexual attraction or desire.
How do you use instalust in a sentence?
This thing he was feeling about Marly was nothing more than instalust.
What part of speech is instalust?
Instalust is a noun.

Words near instalust in the dictionary

  1. instalocked
  2. instalocking
  3. instalocks
  4. instalove
  5. instals
  6. instalust
  7. Instamatic
  8. Instamatics
  9. instamine
  10. instamined
  11. instamines

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