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lustmaking

lustmaking noun: sexual intercourse motivated solely by lust.

Noun

lustmaking (uncountable)

  1. Sexual intercourse motivated solely by lust.
    • "It's not lovemaking, but lustmaking." She spat the words at him as though she were trying to convince herself. "Besides, I guess you never considered that a woman simply might not want to make love with you."1995, Carol Caldwell, Fields of Fire, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 199
    • Not that it has made a difference in our lustmaking. It seems that his desire for me died around the same time he got wind of Harry's misfortunes.2010, Josie Brown, Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives, Downtown Press, →ISBN, page 286

Origin of lustmaking

Blend of lust + making, modelled on lovemaking.

Questions about lustmaking

What does lustmaking mean?
Lustmaking means sexual intercourse motivated solely by lust.
What part of speech is lustmaking?
Lustmaking is a noun.

Words near lustmaking in the dictionary

  1. lustious
  2. Lustleigh
  3. lustless
  4. lustlessly
  5. lustlessness
  6. lustmaking
  7. Luston
  8. lustra
  9. lustrable
  10. lustral
  11. lustrate

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