love nest

noun

A residence, especially a condominium or cabin, where a couple (particularly a newly cohabiting or married couple) can enjoy each other's company.

Meanings

nounlove nest (plural love nests)

plural love nests

  1. colloquialidiomaticA residence, especially a condominium or cabin, where a couple (particularly a newly cohabiting or married couple) can enjoy each other's company.

    You two may enter the real estate process assuming that finding a little love nest is simply a matter of spotting a dream pad, placing an offer, and picking out curtains.

    2003, Sara Bliss, The Thoroughly Modern Married Girl: Staying Sensational After Saying "I Do", →ISBN, page 29
  2. colloquialidiomaticA place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse.

    She even purchased a Mexican-style house to live in which she described as her "Los Angeles love nest".

    1980, Lena Pepitoe, William Stadier, Marilyn Monroe Confidential, page 209
  3. colloquialidiomaticThe vagina.

    She [Anka Radakovich] has given us her personal tips on oral sex—“whatever you do, keep your tongue moving ... occasionally some women like a finger or two inserted into the love nest”.

    1995 October 1, Nick Walker, quoting Anka Radakovich, “Women and Men: All mouth and no trousers”, in The Independent
    1 more example

    He […] jerked my legs apart and, while the unconscious old kraut's juice seeped from my love nest, buried his face in the moist crevice, sucking, licking and lapping with the energy of ten men.

    2006 [1797], Paul J. Gillette, transl., Juliette, translation of L'Histoire de Juliette ou les Prospérités du vice by Marquis de Sade, →ISBN

    Synonyms: axe wound, bearded clam, beaver, berk, bonne bouche, box, bun, bush

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Bulgarian любовно гнездо
  • любовно гнездо (ljubovno gnezdo)a place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
Chinese Mandarin 愛巢 /爱巢
  • 愛巢 /爱巢 (àicháo)a place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
Finnish lemmenpesä
  • lemmenpesäa place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
French nid d'amour, baisodrome
  • nid d'amoura place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
  • baisodromea place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
German Liebesnest
  • Liebesnesta place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
Italian garçonnière, scannatoio
  • garçonnièrea place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
  • scannatoioa place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
Japanese 愛の巣
  • 愛の巣 (ai no su)a place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
Korean 사랑의 보금자리, 밀회 장소
  • 사랑의 보금자리 (sarang'ui bogeumjari)a place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
  • 밀회 장소 (milhoe jangso)a place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
  • 사랑의 둥지 (sarang'ui dungji)a place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
Portuguese garçonnière, ninho de amor
  • garçonnièrea place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
  • ninho de amora place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
Russian любо́вное гнёздышко
  • любо́вное гнёздышко (ljubóvnoje gnjózdyško)a place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
Spanish nidito de amor, nido de amor
  • nidito de amora place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
  • nido de amora place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
  • picaderoa place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
Turkish aşk yuvası
  • aşk yuvasıa place suitable for or used for having sexual intercourse
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