by Alwera January 7, 2020
Get the Trap-Lessmug. 
1) To chill/zone out in a setting surrounded by commotion, typically somewhere like a party, OR can also be used in the absence of commotion; picture chilling in your car at midnight listening to music. Usually used in the context of zoning out to music, but can also be used to just convey the action of spacing out within the commotion (or lack thereof). 99% of the time use of the term requires the subject to be sitting or lying down, on a couch, chair, or similar object.
2) To be fully immersed and involved in music, requiring somewhat intense participation in the music, whether it be singing, dancing, or (usually) both; sort of like raving. Also (typically) involves emotional evokation from the music, similar to what you would feel at your favorite concert. This is what sets trapping out apart from simply raving, where raving only requires intense participation in the music, but does not require emotional evokation.
2) To be fully immersed and involved in music, requiring somewhat intense participation in the music, whether it be singing, dancing, or (usually) both; sort of like raving. Also (typically) involves emotional evokation from the music, similar to what you would feel at your favorite concert. This is what sets trapping out apart from simply raving, where raving only requires intense participation in the music, but does not require emotional evokation.
1) Two and a half hours into the party, John was so far gone that he decided to lie down on the coach and trap out to the new Travis Scott record that was playing
2) Last night, Darren, Scott, and Mike trapped out to live concert recordings all night; they woke their roomate up from jumping up and down so much and you could hear them shouting the lyrics from outside
2) Last night, Darren, Scott, and Mike trapped out to live concert recordings all night; they woke their roomate up from jumping up and down so much and you could hear them shouting the lyrics from outside
by $jpj November 24, 2024
Get the Trap Outmug. by trap walker May 23, 2020
Get the trap walkmug. Tinbergen Trap is a setup where someone uses “an exaggerated signal to trigger a natural reaction”… then punishes the person for it.
Tinbergen trap is named after scientist Niko Tinbergen, who showed animals fall for “supernormal stimuli” like giant fake eggs or female fireflies faking mating flashes to lure males to eat them.
*In human culture, it’s when influencers or clout-chasers bait attention (like filming in gyms) and then shame people for responding in completely normal ways.
Tinbergen trap & Tinbergened creation was first created by Gary Robert Frank, thefrankapproach.ca
Tinbergen trap is named after scientist Niko Tinbergen, who showed animals fall for “supernormal stimuli” like giant fake eggs or female fireflies faking mating flashes to lure males to eat them.
*In human culture, it’s when influencers or clout-chasers bait attention (like filming in gyms) and then shame people for responding in completely normal ways.
Tinbergen trap & Tinbergened creation was first created by Gary Robert Frank, thefrankapproach.ca
“That gym video was a total Tinbergen trap… she dressed for attention, then blasted the guy for looking”
“Clickbait headlines are digital Tinbergen Traps…they exaggerate just to get a reflex reaction”
“Dude, I got Tinbergened. They edited the clip to make me look like a creep”
“Clickbait headlines are digital Tinbergen Traps…they exaggerate just to get a reflex reaction”
“Dude, I got Tinbergened. They edited the clip to make me look like a creep”
by TheFrankApproach.ca October 3, 2025
Get the Tinbergen trapmug. 
A trap in reasoning or an argument, which a sensible person wouldn't fall into. There are a lot of interview questions like this that you might need to cunningly sidestep. Keep your wits about you!
Manager: I asked the usual interview questions with the standard elephant traps but they fell into each of them.
Colleague: Oh, no. Sigh.
Colleague: Oh, no. Sigh.
by jetpants October 13, 2022
Get the elephant trapmug.