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booby trap

 
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–noun
1. 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.
2. any hidden trap set for an unsuspecting person.
Origin:
1840–50

boo⋅by-trap

  [boo-bee-trap]
–verb (used with object), -trapped, -trap⋅ping.
to set with or as if with a booby trap; attach a booby trap to or in.
Origin:
1940–45
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booby trap  
n.  

  1. An explosive device designed to be triggered when an unsuspecting victim touches or disturbs a seemingly harmless object.

  2. A situation that catches one off guard; a pitfall.

boo'by-trap' (bōō'bē-trāp') v.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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