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
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James: Can call him Scat-Trap?
James: Can call him Scat-Trap?
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Get the Scat-Trap mug.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 Trap mug.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.
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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.
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Get the Freeze trap mug.A word used to refer to the female private part - first used by media personality Wendy Williams during her 2000's radio show, The Wendy Williams experience on WBLS.
by thegnel May 5, 2016
Get the Cat-trap mug.when someone gaslights and manipulates people around you to make them think you are gay so they can get with you.
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