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. by gllb November 14, 2010
Get the typo trapmug. A trapped shipper is a shipper who accidently started shipping two characters. Normally the ship is considered weird within the fandom.
" I can't believe you ship that."
"I'm sorry, I just started shipping it. And now I'm trapped."
"So you're a trapped shipper."
"I'm sorry, I just started shipping it. And now I'm trapped."
"So you're a trapped shipper."
by Joy Wolf June 30, 2018
Get the trapped shippermug. Any object or place that leads you to take a "surprise" nap.
Oftentimes, one wakes up completely bewildered or shocked that they fell asleep in a nap trap, even if they have fallen into the nap trap before.
Oftentimes, one wakes up completely bewildered or shocked that they fell asleep in a nap trap, even if they have fallen into the nap trap before.
Example 1:
3PM on Sunday
Me: Hmm. I guess I'll just sit here on the sofa and watch TV for half an hour.
4:20PM that same day
Me: *Opens eyes* Crap, did I just fall asleep?
Roomie: *Walks by* Dude, you know that couch is a nap trap.
Example 2:
No wonder I am failing calculus, that warm classroom is a total nap trap.
3PM on Sunday
Me: Hmm. I guess I'll just sit here on the sofa and watch TV for half an hour.
4:20PM that same day
Me: *Opens eyes* Crap, did I just fall asleep?
Roomie: *Walks by* Dude, you know that couch is a nap trap.
Example 2:
No wonder I am failing calculus, that warm classroom is a total nap trap.
by kmac15 December 2, 2014
Get the nap trapmug. by Dr. Etymology June 20, 2020
Get the Trapped in Tokyomug. 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.