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Definition booby trap in American English

booby trap noun

[countable] noun
1

a hidden bomb designed to kill or injure someone who does not realize it is there. It explodes when someone touches something connected to it.

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2

a trick or joke in which someone arranges for something to fall on you or frighten you

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Definition booby trap in American English