honey trap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The use of a romantic or a sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information.

verb

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

en-au-honey trap.ogg

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

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honey trapper

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