booby trapn.

Brit.

/ˈbuːbɪ trap/, U.S.

/ˈbubi ˌtræp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: booby n.¹, trap n.¹

Etymology: < booby n.¹ + trap n.¹

1. A means of deliberately tricking or luring an unwary or foolish person into difficulty or error. Also: a hidden or unsuspected source of difficulty; a pitfall. Frequently in to fall (also walk) into a booby trap. Cf. pitfall n. 4.Frequently used or understood as a figurative use of sense 2.In quot. 1832 with reference to Lord Henley's use of the word ‘speedy’ when pledging to abolish slavery in the West Indies.

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1832 Morning Chron. 19 Nov. 3/4 Let them only look at our ‘cunning Isaac's’ booby-trap, ‘speedy’, and determine for themselves, whether his old Tory Friends would have in his Lordship a very warm or stiff opponent.

1884 Edinb. Courant 13 Oct. 6/6 If we were to fall into such a booby trap..as Sir Wm. Harcourt called it, as to put the two bills on the table at the same time, and endeavour to put them on the statute book together [etc.].

1895 Sat. Rev. 4 May 582/2 Joint stock booby-traps in South Africa... In spite of Sir John Willoughby's unhesitating recommendation, we regard these as the most preposterous schemes..offered to the public.

1924 National Rev. Aug. 807 Many City bankers walked into every booby trap set for them by German ‘Imperialists’ and ‘Militarists’ before the war.

1956 New Outlook June 57/2 Let us not fall into the booby trap of using methods that give Russia grounds for hostility, that frighten our friends, and that alienate the uncommitted nations whose friendship we want and need.

1989 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 Mar. a1 Quayle was still extraordinarily ill-at-ease—with reporters in particular—examining even the most innocuous questions for hidden booby traps.

2005 W. W. Wittmann in O. Wilhelm & R. W. Engle Handbk. Understanding & Measuring Intelligence xiii. 223/1 Group differences is a most controversial topic in psychology and social sciences, in which a researcher can easily fall into booby traps.

a. An object or set of objects set up, esp. as a practical joke, as a trap to startle or discomfort an unsuspecting person when triggered by a particular action (e.g. opening a door); a prank involving such a trap.A typical booby trap takes the form of an object balanced on top of a door, ready to fall on the next person to pass through.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax > of a particular kind

grubbing1679

apple-pie bed1781

booby trap1846

turnip-ghost1863

whoopee cushion1931

hot foot1934

water bomb1947

Chinese fire drill1980

1846 F. E. Smedley in Sharpe's London Mag. 16 May 41/2 The construction of what he called a ‘booby-trap’.

1868 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 Aug. 553/1 A ‘booby-trap’..consisted..of books, boots, &c. balanced on the top of a door, which was left ajar, so that the first incomer got a solid shower-bath.

1936 E. Goudge City of Bells (1998) i. 7 The elderly servants, Ellen and Sarah,..had spoilt him so when he was a boy, suffering his booby-traps with admirable patience.

1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Apr. 372/3 He sets out to catch the thief by means of a simple but ingenious booby-trap made out of a gong and some string.

2007 East Valley (Mesa, Arizona) Tribune (Nexis) 25 Sept. Danny would often set booby traps in his room and play jokes on his family.

b. Originally Military. A trap set to harm, kill, or ensnare an enemy, intruder, etc.; (in later use often) spec. a concealed explosive device having a mechanism designed to detonate the explosive if it is disturbed.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > booby-trap bomb

infernal1779

infernal machine1810

letter bomb1882

booby trap1918

parcel bomb1948

1861 Allen's Indian Mail 23 Mar. 222/1 A large booby trap was found at the top of the hill, but troops coming up in rear prevented them making use of it.

1918 P. Gibbs From Bapaume to Passchendaele 4 The enemy left..‘booby-traps’ to blow a man to bits or blind him for life if he touched a harmless-looking stick or opened the lid of a box.

1961 Corpus Christi (Texas) Times 13 Nov. 12/3 The wife of a part time gunsmith was killed by a shotgun her husband rigged up as a booby-trap for burglars.

2014 Radio Times 18 Jan. (South/West ed.) 64/3 After the death of oil magnate Sir Robert King in a booby trap, agent James Bond becomes bodyguard to King's daughter, Elektra.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	booby trap
释义	booby trapn. Brit. /ˈbuːbɪ trap/, U.S. /ˈbubi ˌtræp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: booby n.¹, trap n.¹ Etymology: < booby n.¹ + trap n.¹ 1. A means of deliberately tricking or luring an unwary or foolish person into difficulty or error. Also: a hidden or unsuspected source of difficulty; a pitfall. Frequently in to fall (also walk) into a booby trap. Cf. pitfall n. 4.Frequently used or understood as a figurative use of sense 2.In quot. 1832 with reference to Lord Henley's use of the word ‘speedy’ when pledging to abolish slavery in the West Indies. ΚΠ 1832 Morning Chron. 19 Nov. 3/4 Let them only look at our ‘cunning Isaac's’ booby-trap, ‘speedy’, and determine for themselves, whether his old Tory Friends would have in his Lordship a very warm or stiff opponent. 1884 Edinb. Courant 13 Oct. 6/6 If we were to fall into such a booby trap..as Sir Wm. Harcourt called it, as to put the two bills on the table at the same time, and endeavour to put them on the statute book together [etc.]. 1895 Sat. Rev. 4 May 582/2 Joint stock booby-traps in South Africa... In spite of Sir John Willoughby's unhesitating recommendation, we regard these as the most preposterous schemes..offered to the public. 1924 National Rev. Aug. 807 Many City bankers walked into every booby trap set for them by German ‘Imperialists’ and ‘Militarists’ before the war. 1956 New Outlook June 57/2 Let us not fall into the booby trap of using methods that give Russia grounds for hostility, that frighten our friends, and that alienate the uncommitted nations whose friendship we want and need. 1989 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 Mar. a1 Quayle was still extraordinarily ill-at-ease—with reporters in particular—examining even the most innocuous questions for hidden booby traps. 2005 W. W. Wittmann in O. Wilhelm & R. W. Engle Handbk. Understanding & Measuring Intelligence xiii. 223/1 Group differences is a most controversial topic in psychology and social sciences, in which a researcher can easily fall into booby traps. 2. a. An object or set of objects set up, esp. as a practical joke, as a trap to startle or discomfort an unsuspecting person when triggered by a particular action (e.g. opening a door); a prank involving such a trap.A typical booby trap takes the form of an object balanced on top of a door, ready to fall on the next person to pass through. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax > of a particular kind grubbing1679 apple-pie bed1781 booby trap1846 turnip-ghost1863 whoopee cushion1931 hot foot1934 water bomb1947 Chinese fire drill1980 1846 F. E. Smedley in Sharpe's London Mag. 16 May 41/2 The construction of what he called a ‘booby-trap’. 1868 Chambers's Jrnl. 20 Aug. 553/1 A ‘booby-trap’..consisted..of books, boots, &c. balanced on the top of a door, which was left ajar, so that the first incomer got a solid shower-bath. 1936 E. Goudge City of Bells (1998) i. 7 The elderly servants, Ellen and Sarah,..had spoilt him so when he was a boy, suffering his booby-traps with admirable patience. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Apr. 372/3 He sets out to catch the thief by means of a simple but ingenious booby-trap made out of a gong and some string. 2007 East Valley (Mesa, Arizona) Tribune (Nexis) 25 Sept. Danny would often set booby traps in his room and play jokes on his family. b. Originally Military. A trap set to harm, kill, or ensnare an enemy, intruder, etc.; (in later use often) spec. a concealed explosive device having a mechanism designed to detonate the explosive if it is disturbed. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > booby-trap bomb infernal1779 infernal machine1810 letter bomb1882 booby trap1918 parcel bomb1948 1861 Allen's Indian Mail 23 Mar. 222/1 A large booby trap was found at the top of the hill, but troops coming up in rear prevented them making use of it. 1918 P. Gibbs From Bapaume to Passchendaele 4 The enemy left..‘booby-traps’ to blow a man to bits or blind him for life if he touched a harmless-looking stick or opened the lid of a box. 1961 Corpus Christi (Texas) Times 13 Nov. 12/3 The wife of a part time gunsmith was killed by a shotgun her husband rigged up as a booby-trap for burglars. 2014 Radio Times 18 Jan. (South/West ed.) 64/3 After the death of oil magnate Sir Robert King in a booby trap, agent James Bond becomes bodyguard to King's daughter, Elektra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1832
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