honeypot

or hon·ey pot

[ huhn-ee-pot ]

/ ˈhʌn iˌpɒt /

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noun

a pot, as of glass or silver, for storing and serving honey.

a person or thing that acts as a lure or decoy in a trap, scam, or scheme: The senator engaged in an extramarital relationship with a honeypot set up by his political rivals.I thought my money was safe, but the other investors were all honeypots who were lying about their profits.

something or some location that is attractive or rewarding and that entices a specific group of people: The unregulated dating app was a honeypot for catfishing and predatory behaviors.The author’s childhood home became a tourism honeypot for the small town.

Digital Technology.

a computer system, isolated from the rest of its network, established as bait to lure malicious hackers into engaging with it, thereby revealing the identity or technique of the perpetrator without endangering the network or its data.
a web page or section of hidden code in a web page that lures spammers into an interaction that identifies their content as spam or reveals its point of origin.

Slang: Vulgar. the vagina.

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Origin of honeypot

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; see origin at honey, pot¹

Words nearby honeypot

honeymoon, honeymoon bridge, honey mouse, honey mushroom, honey plant, honeypot, honey stomach, honeysucker, honeysuckle, honeysuckle family, honeysuckle ornament

How to use honeypot in a sentence

Pro-Kremlin propagandists portrayed a seasoned professional journalist as a mere honeypot— a covert agent aiming to use sexual attraction to compromise an intended target.
CNBC Reporter Smeared as Anti-Putin ‘Special Ops’ Temptress|Julia Davis|October 18, 2021|The Daily Beast
On Friday, Kevin Beaumont, working in his capacity as an independent researcher, said in a blog post that he had detected attacks on the honeypot he uses to keep abreast of attacks hackers are using in the wild.
Hackers are using a severe Windows bug to backdoor unpatched servers|Dan Goodin|October 16, 2020|Ars Technica
The issue in that case was that the databases were creating a honeypot and a real risk.
Eight case studies on regulating biometric technology show us a path forward|Karen Hao|September 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review
On Stair's Honeypot rode Patsy, ordering and ranging everything everywhere.
Patsy|S. R. Crockett

The surly ranter became softened for a time, and, though he spoke of her to others as "Honeypot," he ruled his tongue in public.
Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete|Lyndon Orr
Her father was on one side, mounted on his big black horse, and Louis Raincy guarded the left flank on "Honeypot."
Patsy|S. R. Crockett
This was a negotiation which was better left to Honeypot and Derry Down.
Patsy|S. R. Crockett
Patsy dismounted from Honeypot and bade Stair Garland get on board.
Patsy|S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for honeypot

honeypot

/ (ˈhʌnɪˌpɒt) /

noun

a container for honey

something which attracts people in great numbersCornwall is a honeypot for tourists

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