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Thirst Trap 

A sexy photograph or flirty message posted on social media for the intent of causing others to publicly profess their attraction. This is done not to actually respond or satisfy any of this attraction, but to feed the posters ego or need for attention, at the expense of the time, reputation and sexual frustration of those who view the image or reply.
"Hey guys, are these shorts too tight?"
"Screw off with your thirst trap."
Thirst Trap by Cycklops November 22, 2015

Thirst Trap 

Usually a Sexy Video or Photo of someone posted to turn viewer on, can be fan made. Usually hot but not explicitly smutty. NOT P0RN. Ex: Hips, head jerks, kind of revealing clothing, lip biting or smirking.
Bro, I just spent the last thirty minutes watching (enter person or celeb here) thirst traps.
Thirst Trap by dRuNk tAyLoR sWiFt December 8, 2021

Thirst Trap 

Any statement or picture used to intentionally create attention or "thirst"
Woman on Twitter: Who wants to come over and put me to sleep? (Thirst Trap)

Men on Twitter: Oh? Check Ur DMs
Thirst Trap by Mister GQ October 11, 2011
Word of the Day on December 12, 2019

thirst trap 

A post on a social media site ,intended sole purpose is to get attention!
Shawty stay making thirst traps!
thirst trap by Lolo-denver February 10, 2017

Thirst Trap 

A trend on social media where the creator intentionally sexualizes/over sexualizes themselves to accomplish 3 basic things

1) Grow their following (people on the internet are 3x as likely to follow someone they find attractive)

2) Receive a lot of likes
3) Receive positive affirmations about their body.
"Wow my most recent thirst trap blew up, it has almost 10k likes!
Thirst Trap by NeoPaganGirl November 23, 2021

Thirst trap edit 

An edit meant to make a person thirsty
Did you see that thirst trap edit of (name of person) I made
Thirst trap edit by Landilord June 2, 2021
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I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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