honey trap

• honeytrap, honey-trap

Popularised by John le Carré in the novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974).

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honey trap (plural honey traps)

1. (idiomatic) The use of a romantic or a sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information.
   • 1974, John le Carré, chapter 12, in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, →ISBN:

     “Some girl had made a fool of him,” said Connie with great contempt. “The Dutch set him a honey trap, my dear, and he barged in with his eyes wide shut.”

honey trap (third-person singular simple present honey traps, present participle honey trapping, simple past and past participle honey trapped)

1. (transitive) To entice a person into a compromising situation (such as revealing secret information) by means of a romantic or sexual relationship.

• honey trapper

• honeyfuggle
• honeypot
• thirst trap
• you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar

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