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