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- Dictionarybooby trap/ˈbuːbɪ trap/
noun
- 1. an apparently harmless object containing a concealed explosive device designed to detonate when someone touches it.
verb
- 1. place a booby trap in or on (an object or area): "using the two remaining grenades he booby-trapped the radio"
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A booby trap is a device or setup that is intended to kill, harm or surprise a human or another animal. It is triggered by the presence or actions of the victim and sometimes has some form of bait designed to lure the victim towards it.
The meaning of BOOBY TRAP is a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting : pitfall. How to use booby trap in a sentence.
BOOBY TRAP definition: 1. something dangerous, especially a bomb, that is hidden inside somewhere that looks safe: 2. to…. Learn more.
Booby trap definition: 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.. See examples of BOOBY TRAP used in a sentence.
“A ‘booby-trap; – it consisted … of books, boots, etc., balanced on the top of a door, which was left ajar, so that the first incomer got a solid shower-bath.” This meaning of ‘booby trap’ is similar to the notion of April Fool, that is, the joke was such that only a naive ‘booby’ would fall for it.
BOOBY TRAP meaning: 1 : a hidden bomb that explodes when the object connected to it is touched, moved, etc.; 2 : a trap that is set as a joke to shock or frighten someone.
a hidden device that is meant as a joke to surprise somebody, for example an object placed above a door so that it will fall on the first person who opens the door. See booby trap in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: booby trap.
An unsophisticated trap (that only a fool would fall for) was called a booby trap. In time, the term has come to mean a harmful device designed to be triggered by an unsuspecting victim, usually with some form of bait to lure the victim.
The history of booby trap begins in the 19th century when booby, referring to a slow-witted person, gained specific use in schoolyard name-calling for the dunce 'Frosh', 'cute', and 7 other words created at school
Definitions of booby trap. noun. an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over. synonyms: ground-emplaced mine, land mine. see more. noun. an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty. synonyms: pitfall. see more.
