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title: "thirst trap · GenZ Decoded"
description: "thirst trap: A deliberately provocative photo posted online to attract attention. Example: \"That beach pic was a total thirst trap.\" Meaning and usage."
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# thirst trap

Gen Z[#mature](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/mature/)

**Meaning.** A deliberately provocative photo posted online to attract attention.

See it in a sentence

That beach pic was a total thirst trap.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    thirst trap

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    deliberately provocative photo posted online to attract attention

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## Related slang

- [smut](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/smut/): Sexually explicit written fiction or other adult content.
- [stealthing](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/stealthing/): Secretly removing a condom during sex without a partner's consent.
- [\-ussy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ussy/): A playful suffix jokingly attached to words to denote any opening or hole.
- [body](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/body/): An objectifying reference to someone a person has been sexually intimate with.

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