honey trap
See also: honeytrap and honey-trap
English
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editEtymology
editPopularised by John le Carré in the novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974).
Pronunciation
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Noun
edithoney trap (plural honey traps)
- (idiomatic) The use of a romantic or a sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information.
- 1974, John le Carré, chapter 12, in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, →ISBN:
- “Some girl had made a fool of him,” said Connie with great contempt. “The Dutch set him a honey trap, my dear, and he barged in with his eyes wide shut.”
Translations
edituse of a romantic or a sexual relationship
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Verb
edithoney trap (third-person singular simple present honey traps, present participle honey trapping, simple past and past participle honey trapped)
- (transitive) To entice a person into a compromising situation (such as revealing secret information) by means of a romantic or sexual relationship.