Calentón
A sudden burst of sexual desire, or a person prone to such feelings
No fue nada serio, fue un calentón y ya.
Someone asks why you kissed your ex at a party, and you try to justify it as a moment of impulse.
Literally, it means "a big heat-up," from "calentar" (to heat), like a sudden surge of heat.
In practice, it usually means a sudden burst of sexual arousal, a horny moment that hits fast; sometimes it can also mean a heated impulse or momentary excitement. It's informal and pretty direct, but less graphic than some other sexual slang. Depending on context, it can explain a one-off lapse in judgment ("fue un calentón") rather than a planned decision. In some contexts it can also refer to a heated argument mood, but the sexual meaning is very common.
"Calentón" does not mean a sudden burst of anger, a brief spell of jealousy, to undress. It specifically means "A sudden burst of sexual desire, or a person prone to such feelings".
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