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CARDI B: I'm going to always be a thirst trap because my boobs are always visual.
'Thirst Trap' Enters The Lexicon Neda Ulaby 2018
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The first thirst trap is so funny to me cause like how did that convo go down. "Hey guys so like you wanna take our shirts off and look hot for a tiktok? The bitches will love it"
Classic Thirst Traps You See on TikTok ClayshRoyayshKJ 2025
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But in reality, it’s simply inaccurate (and extremely heteronormative, by the way) to assume that any woman will “thirst” after a male thirst trap and that any man will “thirst” after a female thirst trap.
The Unexamined Misogyny of the Term 'Thirst Trap' Stephanie Leguichard 2022
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Since the time I've joined Instagram and FB I've seen guys liking and following hot women or just watching their videos.... sometimes its just okay because its just a picture or a video of a beautiful person and its ok to appreciate the beauty but then there are thirst traps (im not judging any women... there is an actual category of content that is call thirst trap videos).
Why do committed men watch and follow thirst traps on social media? Sparkled_ChilliSauce 2025
hugovk commented on the word thirst trap
thirst trap, n.
The Guardian, 15 January 2018:
August 3, 2018