A device or tactic used by hobos to solicit or obtain handouts from unwitting passers-by. These traps are often designed to take advantage of someone who is in a vulnerable situation, locals or other hobos, which is a direct violation of rule 3 of the hobo ethical code. Traps may occasionally be marked with hobo signs designed to covertly communicate trap effectiveness with other hobos.
I barely escaped that hobo trap back there with my wallet.
Why is there an unopened champagne bottle by that bush? That's a hobo trap.
Why is there an unopened champagne bottle by that bush? That's a hobo trap.
by Jeorb April 11, 2015
Get the hobo trapmug. a method for exposing an information leak by giving different versions of a sensitive document to each of several suspects and seeing which version gets leaked.
The government needed to find their employee leaking information to the media so they setup a canary trap by giving each suspected employee a slightly different story.
by Tyson.Mason.1983 August 29, 2019
Get the Canary Trapmug. An interesting or unusual object/installation at a burn (or similar gathering) designed to distract, engage, and often inspire wonder in participants for a short/medium amount of time. (Especially relevant when the hippie trap distracts the participant from whatever they were doing and becomes the object of their full attention) Examples include, but are not limited to: interactive play-forms, interesting lights, unusual textures, uniquely decorated spaces, large flow toys, etc.
Have you seen Tanner?
He got caught up at a hippie trap. It may be a while till he wanders back to camp.
He got caught up at a hippie trap. It may be a while till he wanders back to camp.
by andyetandyet June 6, 2022
Get the Hippie Trapmug. >trap police knock on door
>trap opens door
"Who are y'all?"
"We are the trap police"
>trap runs away screaming
"IT WAS A ONE TIME THING, I SWEAR!!"
>trap opens door
"Who are y'all?"
"We are the trap police"
>trap runs away screaming
"IT WAS A ONE TIME THING, I SWEAR!!"
by Alpha_Zed_13 February 12, 2018
Get the trap policemug. Amy tried to catch me in a woke trap when she asked what type of flowers a man would like for Valentine's day.
by Soccermomlover425 February 21, 2020
Get the Woke Trapmug. Ian : Pal, I was on sanctuary the other day and Clap-Trap spent the whole time in the traps! He weren't clapping though.
James: Can call him Scat-Trap?
James: Can call him Scat-Trap?
by Us-Trap December 24, 2019
Get the Scat-Trapmug. The hunter trap in WoW over used in duels to freeze an opponent and shoot them in the back an watch them die.
by Kaemmer October 23, 2006
Get the Freeze trapmug.