informal: feeling or showing a strong desire for attention, approval, or publicity (as on social media)
… the brands did what was inevitable: They began to tweet about the question, hoping to grab some of that attention for their own. For a thirsty brand, the only thing better than April Fools' Day is a hugely viral meme. Abby Ohlheiser
The salty food was making her thirsty. struggling to survive in that hot and thirsty climate
Recent Examples on the WebOlder people often don't feel thirsty until they are actually dehydrated. Jen Christensen, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Kids should drink water frequently before playing outside and should not feel thirsty, Gardner says. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 22 June 2022 That’s when the players found her — thirsty, bloody, clutching her grubby copy of Miranda’s graphic novel. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021 The holidays tend to make Americans very, very thirsty.Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2021 Starr, who contracted the virus in the summer, remembers being thirsty, alone and unable to sleep while hospitalized for 14 days in an intensive care unit. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2021 As streaming services thirsty for cheap content pile on interchangeable reality fare, that’s worth celebrating. Judy Berman, Time, 23 July 2021 But mostly everybody’s (1) young, (2) conventionally hot, (3) thirsty, and (4) eager to prove it. Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 July 2021 Don’t get to the point of being either hungry or thirsty. Hal Koerner, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2014 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English thirsti, thursty, þristi, going back to Old English þurstig, þyrstig, from þurstthirst entry 1 + -ig-y entry 1 (with parallel formations in Middle Dutch dorstich, Old High German durstac, tursteg)
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of thirsty was before the 12th century