Where did the term "thirsty" come from?

[observe]

I see it on this site a lot..the first time I heard it used was on that last Kendrick album..I've never heard anybody say it outside of this site and my friends don't say it cuz they're all 30 plus..we used to say "jocking".,,is it an Internet thing? Or am I just

 

[KeysT]

 

[observe]

I bet middle school and high school teachers know more current slang than me..

 

[KeysT]

Lol I have no idea where it came from. Probably started with a group and other people picked it up.

 

[beezy]

 

[HookersandIceCream]

Why do some people think everything originates on the coli

 

[Mandarin Duck]

Been hearing thirsty since I was in HS.

 

[Sierra Mist]

 

[andre patton]

Been hearing thirsty since I was in HS.

because we all know when you were in high school


i wanna say "thirsty" started out in the greater LA area cause i remember usin that term about 6 or so years ago. i remember goin outta town and callin a bytch thirsty n all the people i was with were dyin cause they thought i just made it up on the spot. thought the term fit perfectly to the situation.

i let em believe i did

 

[TrillSwag]

That term is old as hell and EVERYONE uses it. You live in some remote farm in Nebraska nikka?

 

[observe]

That term is old as hell and EVERYONE uses it. You live in some remote farm in Nebraska nikka?

No. I live in Oakland. I've never heard it..we used to say "sweating" like you sweating her..or jocking her..I've never heard the term thirsty till like 6 months ago..must be an LA thing like dude said

 

[Ronnie Lott]

I have been hearin and usin "thirsty" since 2002

 

[concise]

I've been hearing thirsty since I was a kid in the 90s and I've always assumed it's even older than that.

 

[ChrisDorner]

I been using thirsty since the 70s tbh

 

[Ziggiy]

I always assumed it was a southern thing as I never heard the teem until I was a twwn and moved from Michigan to Atlanta....