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booby trap
1noun
- a hidden bomb or mine so placed that it will be set off by an unsuspecting person through such means as moving an apparently harmless object.
- any hidden trap set for an unsuspecting person.
booby-trap
2[ boo-bee-trap ]
verb (used with object)
, boo·by-trapped, boo·by-trap·ping.
- to set with or as if with a booby trap; attach a booby trap to or in.
booby trap
noun
- a hidden explosive device primed in such a way as to be set off by an unsuspecting victim
- a trap for an unsuspecting person, esp one intended as a practical joke, such as an object balanced above a door to fall on the person who opens it
verb
- tr to set a booby trap in or on (a building or object) or for (a person)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of booby trap1
First recorded in 1840–50
Origin of booby trap2
First recorded in 1940–45
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