instalust

English

Alternative forms

• insta-lust

Etymology

From insta- +‎ lust.

Pronunciation

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Noun

instalust (uncountable)

1. (informal) Instantaneous sexual attraction or desire. [from 21th c.]
   • 2004 September 9, Peter J, “GL: Rizzo gone bland”, in rec.arts.tv.soaps.cbs‎^[1] (Usenet):

     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.

   • 2015, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Forever With You, page 10:

     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.

   • 2018, Elle James, Two Dauntless Hearts, unnumbered page:

     This thing he was feeling about Marly was nothing more than instalust.

   • 2022, Brynn Paulin, Loving Layla, unnumbered page:

     The topic splashed over me like icy cold water, cooling my instalust for my new bodyguard.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:instalust.

Coordinate terms

• instalove

Anagrams

• lutanists