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booby trap

The correct spelling is booby trap.

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noun

Say it like: Boo-bee- tr-ap

The correct spelling is booby trap. An antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.An antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object.
  2. 2.A practical joke by which something is made to fall upon someone entering through a door, or the like.
  3. 3.(by extension) An unforeseen source of danger; a pitfall.

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