When an offhand comment said during conversation has danger of derailing the whole thing into talking about an entirely different topic.
Usually controversial, lures you in like bait then diverts your attention. It gets worse in group discussions.
Usually controversial, lures you in like bait then diverts your attention. It gets worse in group discussions.
Desmond: “So Eastside college is better because you get to choose what you wanna do of your own free will”
Isaac: “But what is ‘free will’ really? Does anyone really have it?”
Michael: “I dunno if you think about how we make decisions, they could already be determined by subconscious out of our control”
Desmond: “True, just because you feel like you’re choosing-”
Adé: “-NO! STOP! Don’t fall for the Tangent Trap! We were talking about good colleges.”
Desmond: “Oh yeah! I forgot”
Isaac: “But what is ‘free will’ really? Does anyone really have it?”
Michael: “I dunno if you think about how we make decisions, they could already be determined by subconscious out of our control”
Desmond: “True, just because you feel like you’re choosing-”
Adé: “-NO! STOP! Don’t fall for the Tangent Trap! We were talking about good colleges.”
Desmond: “Oh yeah! I forgot”
by PityOnlyFools October 16, 2024
Get the Tangent Trapmug. A house equipped with traps or other defensive mechanisms meant to deter intruders. Some examples of common traps may include spike pits, venomous snakes, crocodile pit, and poisionous gas. If you hear of such a trap house in your neighborhood, it is advised you stay out to prevent certain death.
On rare occasions, these houses can be constructed for entertainment purposes, similar to an escape room. This tests the courage of the people willing to enter and those who are lucky enough to escape will live to tell the tale.
On rare occasions, these houses can be constructed for entertainment purposes, similar to an escape room. This tests the courage of the people willing to enter and those who are lucky enough to escape will live to tell the tale.
Gilbert: Yo Quinton, want to hit up the trap house later?
Quintom: Fuck no, I heard theres a crocodile pit in there.
Gilbert: Your loss bro.
Quintom: Fuck no, I heard theres a crocodile pit in there.
Gilbert: Your loss bro.
by Dirty Antwan August 12, 2025
Get the Trap Housemug. A manipulative tactic where someone retroactively claims they had planned a generous or thoughtful act but blames the other person's behavior for "ruining" it. This fabricated scenario is used as a trap to evoke guilt, regret, or compliance, even though the supposed gesture was never genuinely intended.
After our disagreement, he set up a fake gesture trap, saying he was about to propose to me but decided not to because I upset him.
by The Fairy Godfather January 5, 2025
Get the Fake Gesture Trapmug. "i trapped her cat last night bro"
"i'm meeting a hook up tonight, totally trapped that cat"
"did you trap that cat last night"
"i'm meeting a hook up tonight, totally trapped that cat"
"did you trap that cat last night"
by cat trapper February 28, 2022
Get the trap that catmug. by C_ick77 August 18, 2025
Get the muffin trapmug. A place of residence typically housing low income families and people on welfare. In upstate New York these places are commonly found in more suburban or town areas with a higher population density than the surrounding countryside.
Ayo John you get to see lil shorty yesterday?
Yeah but she didn’t have enough money for gas so I had to pick her ass up. She lives over at that trap house on broadway
Yeah but she didn’t have enough money for gas so I had to pick her ass up. She lives over at that trap house on broadway
by The New York hillbilly February 2, 2023
Get the Trapmug. Trap-Fi is a dynamic cultural movement originating from the fusion of trap music and urban lifestyles. Inspired by the gritty realities of street life and hip hop culture, Trap-Fi embodies a multifaceted aesthetic that extends beyond music to encompass fashion, art, and street culture.
Example: “Have you checked out the latest Trap-Fi mixtape featuring FreshDuzIt and OFFTHEWOP tunes? The beats are fire, and the fashion is on point—it’s a true reflection of the Trap-Fi lifestyle.
by Trapsmith February 21, 2024
Get the Trap-Fimug.