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Definition of booby trap noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

booby trap

noun
 
/ˈbuːbi træp/
 
/ˈbuːbi træp/
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  1. a hidden bomb that explodes when the object that it is connected to is touched
    • Nobody went near the abandoned car in case it was a booby trap.
    • a booby-trap device containing two kilos of explosives
  2. a hidden device that is meant as a joke to surprise somebody, for example an object placed above a door so that it will fall on the first person who opens the door
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