A clinical and slang term for postmortem penile erection, a physiological phenomenon that can occur after death, particularly in cases of hanging or certain traumatic deaths. It results from blood pooling due to gravity and the relaxation of smooth muscle. The term 'angel lust' is the poetic slang version, used in forensic, true-crime, and macabre literary contexts. Typically encountered in crime writing, forensic pathology discussions, and dark-humour settings rather than everyday conversation.
The forensic report noted the presence of angel lust, a detail the defence team found significant.
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A slang and medical term for a death erection, the post-mortem penile erection that can occur in males who die facing downward due to pooling of blood (livor mortis). Called angel lust, the name offers a softened, poetic framing of an otherwise clinical phenomenon. Appears in forensic discussions, dark humor, and true crime content. The term requires sensitivity given its context.
The forensic chapter mentioned angel lust as one of the overlooked details that investigators sometimes misread.
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(slang) death erection.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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