honeytrap

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honeytrap

(ˈhʌnɪˌtræp)

informal a scheme in which a victim is lured into a compromising sexual situation to provide an opportunity for blackmail

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Translations

honeytrap

[ˈhʌnitræp] n → guet-apens m (où l'on séduit sexuellement la victime pour pouvoir la faire chanter)

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