type
noun / verb
pronounced
/thirst-trap/
emerged
recent
status
mainstream

thirst trap

   knowing, somewhat ironic

the one-line answer

A photo or video posted specifically to generate romantic or sexual attention.

A thirst trap is content posted with the deliberate intention of attracting thirsty (attracted) responses. Usually involves looking attractive in a way that is not accidental. The poster knows what they are doing and so does everyone else.

mainstream

Your coworker might use this word.

01 / in the wild

hear it move.

observation
she posted a thirst trap and her ex immediately liked it.
She posted an attractively posed photo and her ex responded to the bait.